Marillionados

1. Innovative ideas competition

"We are running a competition to reward the most innovative person in promoting the band. Please take a photo of yourself doing something spontaneous, fun or creative to promote Marillion, Happiness Is The Road, and/or the upcoming tour.

"The best picture (the final decision will rest with us, naturally) will receive a signed promotional copy of the single Whatever Is Wrong With You. The pictures will be posted on Flickr as we don't allow posting of images on the forum, and the closing date will be 1st December 2008. Email pictures to me at ben@marillion.com!

So go out there and spread the word and win a prize! All in all this is guaranteed to make you feel good about yourselves!"

2. Flyering competition

"We are running a competition to reward the best photograph received of people handing out flyers to promote Happiness Is The Road and the upcoming tour.

"The best picture (the final decision will be ours) will receive a signed promotional copy of the single Whatever Is Wrong With You. The pictures will be posted on Flickr as we don't allow posting of images on the forum, and the closing date will be 21st February 2009, the final date of the tour. As you can see, this is some way in the future, but there's no limit to the number of pictures you can enter! So if it looks like someone's just sent in a better picture than your previous attempt, go for it again and beat their entry! Email pictures to me at ben@marillion.com."

3. Tour posters competition

"We are running a competition to reward the best photograph received of a tour poster tacked up in your local area to promote Happiness Is The Road and the upcoming tour.

"The best picture (the final decision will be ours) will receive a signed promotional copy of the single Whatever Is Wrong With You. The pictures will be posted on Flickr as we don't allow posting of images on the forum, and the closing date will be 1st December 2008, the final date of the tour. Please be aware that permission should be obtained by whoever owns or is responsible for where you're putting up the poster, and ideally it will need to be up for a good few months, as the tour continues into 2009. In addtion, the picture should be creative! For example, if you're putting it up in your local pub, why not have the staff pose next to it? Email pictures to me at ben@marillion.com!"