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Keeping Prog Music Alive

bySomethingELSE are lifelong friends sharing a passion for music and prog rock in particular. Through both our original material in the neo-prog style and our Marillion the Fish years tribute project Childhood Friends, we’re keeping progressive music alive!

Latest Releases

Hope

Our new album, released on May 8th 2025. This is our first album in 40 years and we’re very proud of it.Most of these songs were composed back in the 80s but have been reimagined for 2025. A lot of the subject matter is unfortunately still so pertinent you may think those songs were written recently.Moving from very personal subject matter to political and social topics, the engagement of our youth is still very present in every one of us today.

Upcoming Events

  • Friday September 11th, 2026
    7:30 PM

    Childhood Friends (bySomethingELSE)
    Event: Power Tribute Show (Sherbrooke)
    Auditorium Le Salésien, Sherbrooke, QC

    Tribute Show to the 1986 Rush & Marillion Tour at Auditorium Le Salésien in Sherbrooke.

    Relive this mythical night 40 years later…

    Trilogy (tribute to RUSH) et Childhood Friends by Something Else (tribute to MARILLION, Fish era) invite you to relive this historic musical moment: a very accurate reconstitution of this mythical 1986 concert presented at the Montreal Forum and Colisée de Québec.

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  • Friday September 25th, 2026
    7:30 PM, doors at 7:00 PM

    Childhood Friends (bySomethingELSE)
    Event: Power Tribute Tour at Weekend Prog
    Vieux Théâtre, 300 boul de la Grande Baie N, La Baie, QC, Canada

    Tribute Show to the 1986 Rush & Marillion Tour at le Vieux Théatre de La Baie.

    Relive this mythical night 40 years later…

    Trilogy (tribute to RUSH) et Childhood Friends by Something Else (tribute to MARILLION, Fish era) invite you to relive this historic musical moment: a very accurate reconstitution of this mythical 1986 concert presented at the Montreal Forum and Colisée de Québec.

    Tickets

  • Saturday September 26th, 2026
    7:30 PM, doors at 7:00 PM

    bySomethingELSE
    Event: bySomethingELSE & Le Prog Show
    Vieux Théâtre, 300 boul de la Grande Baie N, La Baie, QC, Canada

    bySomethingELSE présent Hope, their first album of neo-prog released in 2025 followed by Le Prog Show presenting the best of prog rock from 1969 to 1989. Don’t miss it!

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  • Friday November 6th, 2026
    November 6th 2026 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm – Doors: 6:30 pm / November 7th 2026 4:30 pm – 11:00 pm – Doors: 2:30 pm / November 8th 2026 4:30 pm – 11:00 pm – Doors: 2:30 pm

    bySomethingELSE
    Event: Quebec Prog Fest from November 6th to 8th 2026
    Collège St-Charles Garnier, salle Jean-Paul Tardif, 1150 Bld René Levesque, Québec, QC, Canada

    The musical odyssey for progressive rock enthusiasts!

    Dive into the heart of the progressive rock universe for an unforgettable weekend with artists from the local scene, ready to take you on a journey through bold compositions and unique atmospheres.

    • bySomethingELSE
    • Jacob Roberge
    • Kaos Moon
    • Red Sand
    • Huis
    • Beaudelaire
    • Vecteur K
    • A tribute to the pioneers of Quebec prog

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  • Saturday December 12th, 2026
    8:00 PM, doors at 7:00 PM

    bySomethingELSE
    Event: bySomethingELSE & Childhood Friends
    Pointes Valaine, 85, rue d’Oxford Otterburn Park (Québec) J3H 1H3

    An unmissable prog evening with bySomethingELSE! In the first set, the band presents their 2025 album Hope along with a few exclusive new tracks that will appear on our upcoming album…

    In the second set, we take you on a nostalgic journey with Childhood Friends, our tribute project to Marillion (Fish era). We’ll be performing tracks from all of the band’s albums released in the 1980s with unmatched passion and precision.

    Don’t miss this unforgettable concert!

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Latest News from the Band

The latest news and announcements from the band.

  • Power Tribute: Upcoming Tribute Show to the 1986 Rush & Marillion Tour Coming in March 2026

    Relive this mythical night 40 years later… We are very pleased to announce two new concerts of our Marillion tribute project "Childhood Friends" in Quebec City (Palais Montcalm) and Montréal (Théatre Beanfield)…

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    Power Tribute - Rush Marillion 1986

  • bySomethingELSE Live at Marillion Weekend 2025

    We're doing it again this year! We will be playing at Café-Campus during the Marillion Weekend 2025 on May 29th. As this will sadly be the last Marillion Weekend in Montreal, we…

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    Montreal Marillion Weekend 2022

  • bySomethingELSE Live at Marillion Weekend 2023

    We're doing it again this year, but we're doubling the pleasure! We will be playing at Café-Campus during the Marillion Weekend 2023 with Rush tribute band New World Men. But instead of…

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    Montreal Marillion Weekend 2022

Recent Performances

bySomethingELSE Live Perormances and Song Videos

  • Hope – bySomethingELSE

    The first song off our first album released in 2025

From Childhood Friends: A Marillion Fish Era Tribute Project from bySomethingELSE

  • Cinderella Search: Marillion Cover

  • Blue Angel/Hearth of Lothian: Marillion Cover

The Band

  • Paul Roberge

    Bass & backing vocals

  • Michel Renaud

    Lead vocals

    Michel Renaud, lead vocals

  • Stéphane Bergeron

    Guitars

    Stéphane Bergeron, guitars

  • Pierre Latulippe

    Drums & backing vocals

    Pierre Latuluppe, drums and backing vocals

  • Martin Tremblay

    Keyboards

    Martin Tremblay, keyboards

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