Best Kept Secret 2024

[Trufflehound]

Doesn't have its own thread yet.

With the first announcement coming next week, very possibly on Monday, now seems as good a time as any to get things started.

 

[DDave]

The National - Massive Attack - Phoenix & Justice would be superb

Loads more appropriate bands about compared to last year.

[clasher]

First announcement tomorrow, tickets and accommodation on sale from Friday, early access for the pre-registered on Wednesday at noon.

[The Black]

Festileaks did some digging on the website, following names found:

Amy and the sniffers
Badbadnotgood
Baxter Dury
Beeldjutters
Disclosure
English Teacher
Etran de L'air
Fatnotronic
Jop Vissers
Julie Byrne

Justice
Kalaallit Nunaat
Katy Kirby
Libianca
Library Card
Minyo Crusaders
PJ Harvey
Pulp
Slow Pulp
Slowdive
St. Paul and the Broken Bones
The Mysterines
Water from your eyes
YHWH NAILGUN

[bluenova]

7 minutes ago, The Black said:

Festileaks did some digging on the website, following names found:

Amy and the sniffers
Badbadnotgood
Baxter Dury
Beeldjutters
Disclosure
English Teacher
Etran de L'air
Fatnotronic
Jop Vissers
Julie Byrne

Justice
Kalaallit Nunaat
Katy Kirby
Libianca
Library Card
Minyo Crusaders
PJ Harvey
Pulp
Slow Pulp
Slowdive
St. Paul and the Broken Bones
The Mysterines
Water from your eyes
YHWH NAILGUN

Anyone who spends time digging around that abomination of a website deserves a medal 🙂

[DDave]

4 hours ago, The Black said:

Festileaks did some digging on the website, following names found:

Amy and the sniffers
Badbadnotgood
Baxter Dury
Beeldjutters
Disclosure
English Teacher
Etran de L'air
Fatnotronic
Jop Vissers
Julie Byrne

Justice
Kalaallit Nunaat
Katy Kirby
Libianca
Library Card
Minyo Crusaders
PJ Harvey
Pulp
Slow Pulp
Slowdive
St. Paul and the Broken Bones
The Mysterines
Water from your eyes
YHWH NAILGUN

That's a great start.

[Archi]

Announcement is there:

 

AMYL & THE SNIFFERS — ASKMELATER — BADBADNOTGOOD — BAXTER DURY — BEELDJUTTERS — BERKAN V8 — CHASTITY BELT — CHEW CHEW — DE JEUGD VAN TEGENWOORDIG — DISCLOSURE — DJ TRACKSUIT — DOKTER MOON B2B DOCHTER MOON — DORIAN ELECTRA — ELSEMARIJN BRUYS — ENGLISH TEACHER — ETRAN DE L'AÏR — FATOUMATA DIAWARA — FLOATING POINTS — FRENCH II — GERT WESSELS — HAUPTGAST — JOIAH — JOP VISSERS VORSTENBOSCH — JULIE BYRNE — JUSTICE — KALAALLIT NUNAAT — KARTJE KILO — KATY KIRBY — LA FEMME — LIBIANCA — LIBRARY CARD — LOLA EDO — MANNEQUIN PUSSY — MILDLIFE — MILITARIE GUN — MINYO CRUSADERS — MULA B — NADIEM SHAH — OSEES — PARCELS — PASSION DEEZ — PHILLIPI (DEEWEE) — PJ HARVEY — RAPAPAWN — SECRET ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE — SHUG LA SHEEDAH (HISTORY OF HIP HOP) — SLOW PULP — SLOWDIVE — SNÕÕPER — ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES — ST.PAUL — TAMINO — THE ARMED — THE GLIMMERS — THE HAUNTED YOUTH — THE INDIEN — THE MYSTERINES — TRAMHAUS — UNRULY PHOENIX (3 STEP SET) — VIAGRA BOYS — WARHAUS — WATER FROM YOUR EYES — YHWH NAILGUN —

and many more to come...

[Trufflehound]

No Pulp, but otherwise that Festileaks list was close:

https://www.bestkeptsecret.nl/program

 

 

Edited November 28, 2023 by Trufflehound

[DDave]

No Pulp but that's a decent start. Safe to say Disclosure hasn't gone down well on the festileaks board.

[jirrit]

Any day programs yet? 

[DDave]

Another headliner to come. Polly is playing in TWO, not the main

https://festileaks.com/2023/11/nog-niet-alle-van-best-kept-secret-2024-headliners-zijn-bekend/?fbclid=IwAR2_DgqtY6vHqS1q2rLPSVsmbpYYsWj6EX1ioJMdO8yy8BWmswu69QIxhH4

[Trufflehound]

22 minutes ago, DDave said:

Another headliner to come. Polly is playing in TWO, not the main

https://festileaks.com/2023/11/nog-niet-alle-van-best-kept-secret-2024-headliners-zijn-bekend/?fbclid=IwAR2_DgqtY6vHqS1q2rLPSVsmbpYYsWj6EX1ioJMdO8yy8BWmswu69QIxhH4

Good, Main Stage wouldn't have suited her

[bluenova]

Second lot of names from BKS:

[Giovanni]

A lot of quality in today's announcement. After several years of doing Primavera Porto we decided to try something else this year and BKS looks very promising, especially being the same weekend (no need to change days off work plans etc.)

Should we hurry up with buying the tickets? Does it usually  sell out quickly?

[Trufflehound]

On 1/30/2024 at 7:28 PM, Giovanni said:

A lot of quality in today's announcement. After several years of doing Primavera Porto we decided to try something else this year and BKS looks very promising, especially being the same weekend (no need to change days off work plans etc.)

Should we hurry up with buying the tickets? Does it usually  sell out quickly?

As far as I recall, the only year it sold out quickly was the year when Radiohead headlined

[Marty76]

On 1/30/2024 at 7:28 PM, Giovanni said:

A lot of quality in today's announcement. After several years of doing Primavera Porto we decided to try something else this year and BKS looks very promising, especially being the same weekend (no need to change days off work plans etc.)

Should we hurry up with buying the tickets? Does it usually  sell out quickly?

Really like this year's line up, despite Disclosure being a mismatch with the festival. Don't think it will sell out, as it only did once as far as I know. There's still accomodations available (which I highly recommend), these would have sold out by now if tickets were selling fast. Now that both Lowlands and DTRH sold out fast, people might consider BKS though, same happened last year.

BKS is a great festival, if you decide to go I'm sure you'll have a good time.

Edited February 4 by Marty76

[DDave]

Decent Undercard, Headliners just not quite there for me. 

[Dr Baker]

Not a bad line-up this year and not too many timetable clashes for the bands/artists I want to see. It's still annoying that there's still only 4 acts on the main stage on the Saturday and Sunday. Having someone on in the 2-3pm slot would be welcome. Also some more acts on the Casbah stage with fewer large time gaps. In fact, a bigger 4th stage for bands would be ideal as it's impossible to see the Casbah stage when it's even moderately busy.

[FKA SOSOTWS]

The fest used to have acts play the ONE earlier in the afternoon, but crowds were too sparse so they got rid of that. Most people at those hours just want to float in the water and/or drink on the beach.

[Giovanni]

I'm actually very happy with the timetable. Hopefully we'll see Sofia Kourtesis at Open'er, so we can skip her and see both La Femme and Omar Apollo. Billy Woods vs. Justice might be a tougher decision, but in general it seems I'm going to have a smooth one clashwise.

 

First timers! Can't wait!

[Giovanni]

So, anyone actually went to this fest this year?

 

Our first time is quite a blast, the first two days were really fun!

Edited June 9 by Giovanni

[Rico_Pliskin]

5 minutes ago, Giovanni said:

So, anyone actually went to this fest this year?

 

Our first time is quite a blast, the first two days were really fun!

Tell me what you liked and disliked. Weather decent? You camp, regular or fancy? 

[Rico_Pliskin]

13/14/15 next year.

 

So how was this year? Do tell 

[Marty76]

Had a great weekend! Still tired from Primavera and my feet are officially dead now, but really enjoyed myself.

We were sleeping at the safari resort, which was awesome. Giraffes, zebra's, ostriches and even a rhino were really close while we were having our breakfast. Hope we can get the same accommodation again next year.

 

On the music: day one was a bit dull as expected with only St Vincent being great. Didn't wanna go to Disclosure and based on the reviews that was a good call, as they just did a (poor) dj set. Day two was already much better with some Irish fun (the Mary Wallopers), the best Dutch band at the moment (Tramhaus!!) and a wonderful Slowdive set in the tentstage. Paolo Nutini wasn't for me, great voice but hardly any great tracks except for Iron Skies and a few others. Yesterday was simply awesome, ten out of ten. PJ Harvey probably gave the best BKS show ever (I've been to all editions so far), Justice was massive and really got the crowd going, Jockstrap was my biggest surprise as I only knew the few "ballads" and didn't expect to end up dancing, brilliant show. Also, Warhaus, Amyl and the Sniffers and Gurriers delivered.

 

On the festival: nice atmosphere (the weather helped, a bit cold but at least no rain), great tasty and fresh food and decent drinks (quite expensive though, a 0.4 liter beer is € 7,25 and a burger around € 12), audience a bit older than most festivals, but since I'm in my late forties, that's perfectly fine for me. Just a great place to be, but do bring some money as days get expensive when thirsty. 

 

 

 

[Marty76]