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====''Somewhere Else'' and ''Happiness is the Road'' (2007β2008)==== In February 2007, the Marillion weekend was held abroad for the first time in the Netherlands at [[Center Parcs Europe|Center Parcs]], Port ZΓ©lande.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-16|title=marillion.com/tour/setlist|url=https://www.marillion.com/tour/setlist.htm?tourid=33&archive=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-16|title=/interview-with-mark-kelly-marillion/|url=https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2007/08/24/interview-with-mark-kelly-marillion/}}</ref> April 2007 saw Marillion release their fourteenth studio album ''[[Somewhere Else (Marillion album)|Somewhere Else]]'', their first album in 10 years to make the UK Top 30. The success of the album was further underscored by that of the download-only single "See it Like a Baby", making UK No. 45 (March 2007) and the traditional CD release of "[[Thankyou Whoever You Are]]" / "Most Toys", which made UK No. 15 and No. 6 in the Netherlands during June 2007. The ''Somewhere Else'' tour started in Gibraltar 14 April 2007, and they also played in some places they had never been before like Bratislava. In July 2008, the band posted a contest for fans to create a music video for the soon-to-be released single "Whatever is Wrong with You", and post it on YouTube. The winner would win Β£5,000.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/11/12/marillion-bringing-happiness-to-jbs/ |title = Marillion bringing Happiness to JB's |newspaper = [[Shropshire Star]] |date = 12 November 2008 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130411192406/http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/11/12/marillion-bringing-happiness-to-jbs/ |archive-date = 11 April 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Marillion β Whatever is Wrong with You? β Video Contest |date=26 July 2008 |url=http://www.whateveriswrongwithyou.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726005757/http://www.whateveriswrongwithyou.com/ |archive-date=26 July 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Happiness Is the Road]]'', released in October 2008, again featured a pre-order Deluxe Edition with a list of the fans who bought in advance, and a more straightforward regular release. It is another double album, with one disc based on a concept and the second containing the other songs that are not a part of the theme. Before the album's release, on 9 September 2008, Marillion pre-released their album via p2p networks themselves. Upon attempting to play the downloaded files, users were shown a video from the band explaining why they had taken this route. Downloaders were then able to opt to purchase the album at a user-defined price or select to receive DRM-free files for free, in exchange for an email address. The band explained that although they do not support piracy, they realised their music would inevitably be distributed online anyway, and wanted to attempt to engage with p2p users and make the best of the situation.<ref>Marillion Press Release (11 September 2008) [http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/sep/11Marillion_Use_P2P_for_Album_Release.shtml "Marillion Use P2P for Album Release]" ''Anti Music''</ref>
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