12th Annual
SOMETHING ELSE! FESTIVAL
June 19 – 22, 2025
@St. Cuthbert's, HPL, Open Streets
Tickets:
$25-33 advance / $30-40 door (1 event, 2-3 sets)
Day Passes:
$38-50 advance / $45-60 door (2 events, 4-5 sets)
Festival Weekend Pass:
$100 (7 ticketed events, 16 sets, up to $235 value)
Discounted Advance Tickets & Passes:
E-transfer (no fee) tix@zulapresents.org or EVENTBRITE (+fee)
Students, Seniors (65+), Underwaged at the Door (cash/e-transfer):
$20/event, $30 day passes, $80 festival pass, in person w/ID
No one will be refused admission for lack of funds
Music Buddy’s Jane Gowan interviews Cem Zafir – Something Else! Festival preview
In our 12th year of operation, as Zula Presents Something Else!, we are most grateful to Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Canadian Heritage, and The City of Hamilton for their financial support to make these festival events possible. We would also like to acknowledge and thank our partners Hamilton Public Library and Open Streets for their kind support and enthusiasm. As well, much gratitude goes to our diligent media partners Musicworks, Music Buddy, and CFMU.
2024 Something Else! Festival Archival Photos
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Earth Wind & Choir
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Ugly Beauties
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Gayle Young & Reinhard Reitzenstein
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Lori Freedman & Yorgos Dimiriadis
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Christopher Williams & Axel Dörner
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: BeingFive
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Amrita
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: The End
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou photobombed by Zula crew
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Aline Homzy's Étoile magique
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon): Caroline Davis & Wendy Eisenberg
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's: Tashi Dorji
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's: Cluttertones
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's: Emmeluth's Amoeba
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Doug Tielli's Imaginary Brass
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Dave Rempis & Tashi Dorji
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #4 (Noon) @Open Streets: The Shuffle Demons
2024 Something Else! Festival Day #4 (Noon) @Open Streets: The Shuffle Demons
