Khruangbin — Live Concert at Best Kept Secret Festival, Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands, 2018

In June 2018, Texas psychedelic trio Khruangbin—inspired by 60s Thai funk and Tarantino soundtracks—delivered one of their most memorable festival sets at Best Kept Secret, the cozy indie event at Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands. The June 10 performance on one of the stages amid lakes and forests became a standout of the three-day lineup with headliners like Arctic Monkeys and The National. Captured professionally, the show caught the band in hypnotic form: Laura Lee's bass set the pulsing groove, Mark Speer's guitar painted exotic melodies, and Donald "DJ" Johnson's drums added lightness—all without excess words, just instrumental dialogue with the crowd. Including their signature hip-hop/funk medley sampling classics like Dr. Dre and Ice Cube transitioning into originals, the audience fully immersed, no phones in sight. This gig became an epitome of their live sound—relaxed yet captivating, with Eastern motifs and surf-rock charm.