The tour guarantees a full expertise, not only a podcast recording, with larger venues, interactivity, and a ‘social gathering’ vibe.
The hosts have constructed their model deliberately, studying to separate enterprise and private points whereas sustaining a powerful friendship.
Prioritizing psychological well being, the hosts have needed to overcome people-pleasing tendencies to concentrate on their very own wants and belonging.
The women of Pour Minds are nonetheless sippin’ and nonetheless stunnin’ whereas ensuring each metropolis feels the love throughout their tour. Fashionable podcast hosts Drea Nicole and Lex P not too long ago sat down with BOSSIP’s Liz Smith to speak touring, friendship, and psychological well being, whereas detailing how they constructed one of the alluring audio experiences within the sport.
As beforehand reported, Pour Minds’ 13-city tour is already promoting out quick forward of its first cease in New York on Might 23, and based on the women, this run is about to be larger than something they’ve ever carried out.
Everybody needs to sip with the women of Pour Minds, and for those who’re accustomed to their unfiltered podcast, it’s straightforward to see why.
Larger Venues, Larger Vitality, Larger Expertise
Pour Minds has hit the highway earlier than, however this time round, Drea and Lex are targeted on turning their dwell present right into a full expertise as a substitute of simply recording a podcast in entrance of an viewers.
Lex P defined precisely what followers can anticipate on the Nonetheless Sippin’ tour.
“The manufacturing is gonna be higher. It’s gonna be larger, larger venues, clearly. And it’s actually extraordinarily interactive,” she advised BOSSIP. “I do know quite a lot of instances individuals go to podcast exhibits and it’s like the 2 hosts are simply sitting in chairs they usually’re simply speaking to one another and it appears precisely just like the podcast. That is like Pour Minds on crack, okay? Steroids! But it surely’s like a celebration. It’s like a protected area for the ladies to only come social gathering with us. We’re doing meet and greets. We’re taking part in video games. We’re nonetheless having conversations. We’re doing giveaways. It’s identical to a vibe. Like, think about like an enormous slumber social gathering. That’s the vibe we wanna give. You coming to an enormous sleepover together with your two favourite podcasters.”
Drea Nicole echoed that very same pleasure whereas making it clear they’re treating this tour like an actual manufacturing.
“I believe that’s gonna be like the most important defining factor between this tour and the final excursions that we have now as a result of previously. This time, we’re actually going by all the motions to guarantee that it’s an actual manufacturing and or not it’s one thing that folks can actually get pleasure from and or not it’s like an expertise,” she mentioned. “I imply, we ain’t obtained the Beyoncé price range, it ain’t gonna be no fireworks. So, we ain’t there but. However, if you go to a Beyoncé present, if you go to an Usher present, it’s an expertise and that’s how I would like individuals to take a look at the Pour Minds dwell present. I would like it to be nothing like some other podcast dwell present that they’ve ever been to.”
The Nonetheless Sippin’ Tour Theme Is “Put That S*** On”
One factor we’ve observed in regards to the Pour Minds fanbase is that the ladies are coming dressed to impress.
Whereas followers have been asking if the tour has an official theme, Lex P made it clear there is just one rule.
“It’s not essentially a theme, however we wish you to place that sh*** on,” she advised BOSSIP. “As a result of we’re having part of the present that’s known as ‘Put That S*** On,’ and whoever is greatest dressed within the constructing wins a money prize in each metropolis.”
She continued,
“So we wish the ladies to point out up of their greatest outfit, the swaggiest, sexiest outfit you bought.”
Friendship, Enterprise, and Boundaries
Since launching Pour Minds in 2018, the Houston natives have constructed their platform brick by brick. From altering groups to creating arduous enterprise choices, each ladies admitted that success undoubtedly didn’t occur in a single day.
“We’re very critical about curating group,” mentioned Drea Nicole. “We’re critical about our model and the place we wish it to go and what we’re attempting to perform.”
That very same intentionality additionally applies to their friendship. After 11 years of being greatest mates, the 2 have discovered learn how to separate private points from enterprise.
“After all, we have now our moments the place we’re not agreeing on one thing, however I believe why it all the time simply works out for us as a result of one, we actually do love one another,” Lex P advised BOSSIIP. “That is nonetheless a united entrance.”
Prioritizing Psychological Well being
With Might being Psychological Well being Consciousness Month, each ladies additionally opened up in regards to the habits they needed to break to guard their peace.
“Telling individuals sure on a regular basis,” Drea admitted to BOSSIP. “I might break my again to be there for individuals and to point out up for individuals at the price of me not displaying up for myself.”
Lex P revealed her personal struggles with being a individuals pleaser and attempting to slot in.
“However now, with Pour Minds, I really feel like I’ve discovered a group of girls who actually get me and perceive me,” she mentioned. “I really feel like I lastly have a group of people that actually love me and help me and I don’t must strive to slot in. It’s like, I belong right here.”
That authenticity is strictly why the Pour Minds group continues to develop. The model Drea Nicole and Lex P constructed has turn into a protected area for girls, particularly Black ladies, and followers are displaying up loudly for the Nonetheless Sippin Tour. With sold-out dates, superstar consideration, and an viewers that continues to develop, the longer term for Pour Minds appears brighter than ever.
Tickets for choose cities are nonetheless obtainable now.
