
Announcing: This Will Ruin The Tour from the team behind Welcome to Night Vale
From the writers and team behind Welcome to Night Vale, comes a new audio drama. Kiara Sloan has been one of the world's biggest pop stars since before she could legally drive, but now she is in her forties, and embarking on a big comeback tour after an embarrassing public incident almost ended her career. Neil Ritter is a small town boy from Texas, still in his twenties, and desperate for his big break as a music journalist. And here it is: spend the day in New Orleans with none other than Kiara Sloan. And...
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We are so excited to announce a new audio drama from the writers and team behind Welcome to Night Vale. This Will Ruin the Tour is a romance in the spirit of Roman Holiday and Before Sunrise, set in the streets and clubs of New Orleans. Neil is a young aspiring music journalist, desperate for his big break. Kiara is a middle-aged pop star launching her big comeback tour.
What starts as a reluctant interview turns, to both of their surprise, into a genuine connection, as Kiara and Neil wander the crescent city through the day and well into the night. From jazz clubs to tarot readers, from Jackson Square to a ferry on the Mississippi River, this will ruin the tour, invites us to listen in real time.
As Kiara and Neil try to find the balance between career and life, between stability and adventure, between self-control and jumping into love. Even if it just might ruin the tour. Starring Robin Virgini, who you might know as the voice of Radio Jupiter on Night Vale, and Michael John and Prota,
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