Gorillaz, Jack White, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds headline Best Kept Secret 2026!

Best Kept Secret 2026

Best Kept Secret Festival returns on June 12th – 14th and organisers have announced the first names, including headliners GORILLAZ, JACK WHITE and NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS.

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, who made an indelible impression on the closing night of Best Kept Secret in 2022, will return to the main stage. In addition, the world’s most famous animated band, GORILLAZ, will travel to Beekse Bergen for the first time. JACK WHITE, of The White Stripes fame, will also have the honour of closing one of the Best Kept Secret nights on the main stage in 2026.

As is tradition, there’s plenty of music to discover at Best Kept Secret, featuring acts as diverse as ETHEL CAIN and AMAARAE.

Acts like WOLF ALICE and SAMMY VIRJI return to the festival after successful performances at previous editions. Finally, the Dutch music scene is also well represented, with strong names like JOB JOBSE, SEF, MULA B, SOPHIE STRAAT and TRAMHAUS.

Program A-Z
∑TELLA, AMAARAE, ATA KAK, BLOOD INCANTATION, BRUNO BERLE, DON WEST, ETHEL CAIN, GETDOWN SERVICES, JOB JOBSE, JOEY VALENCE & BRAE, LUCKY DONE GONE, MAC DEMARCO, MAVI, MÊN AN TOL, MULA B, SAMMY VIRJI, SEF, SKULLCRUSHER, SOPHIE STRAAT, TRAMHAUS, TROPICAL FUCK STORM, WOLF ALICE

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