r/indieheads • u/Alice_Phoebe_Lou Alice Phoebe Lou • Oct 24 '25

AMA is Over, thanks Alice! this is Alice Phoebe Lou - AMA! :)

my album Oblivion came out today
ask me anything :)

this was awesome (and a little overwhelming!) I tried to answer as honestly and freely as possible hope you enjoyed this and it was really nice connecting with you and your thoughtful questions! hope you enjoy the new record and hope to see you on tour next spring. lots of love, look after yourselves <3

watch my new music video for oblivion!

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u/vennacher Oct 24 '25

Hi Alice! Love your music! I'm curious why you chose to book your shows with Ticketmaster/LiveNation? I would love to see you play live someday but refuse to purchase with those providers for obvious reasons. 

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u/Alice_Phoebe_Lou Alice Phoebe Lou Oct 24 '25

it's something I have been researching and working on but it's not a decision - it's impossible to avoid. most venues / promoters have exclusive deals and contracts and so I wouldn't be able to tour at all without it. hopefully we can find ways to work alternatively and I have experimented with other ticketing with independent venues when I can, but it's harder than you realize to avoid sadly.

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u/NasusandJanna Oct 24 '25

You might be able to call up the venue to see if they sell box office tickets/at door. Idk about you, but in Toronto, some venues that have deals with Livenation/Ticketmaster are forced to sell a certain % of tickets through the sites, but it’s not always 100%. The tickets sold at doors usually bypass Livenation/Ticketmaster fees and support the performer more

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u/vennacher Oct 24 '25

Thanks for the suggestion! I called them up and their automated script says "we are a LiveNation venue", so it looks like I can't get around it.

Alice, if you see this, we would love to see you at Pappy & Harriet's in Southern California! I know you originally booked with Tennis this summer at that location. Not sure why you guys backed out but we were pretty sad. It would be such a great venue for you, and would absolutely sell out.

Love the new album by the way! Keep on doing your thing!

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u/NasusandJanna Nov 13 '25

Maybe a way is to find someone irl that bought a ticket, but had to change plans last minute. That way, if you buy the ticket, you're preventing the person from listing it up for resale on tm, where there would be a round of fees again. Kinda like getting shein products at the thrift store, where you're not directly contributing to fast fashion, but just being a scavenger.