Celebrations in the UK as Toni & Ryan podcast turns 3

Fans from around the world have converged on People’s Park Tavern in London, to join the third birthday celebrations of the Toni and Ryan podcast.

Despite the party location being kept under wraps – with the final clue revealed on Friday – over 1000 fans attended the event in the UK over the weekend.

The Australian podcast duo marked three years of content, laughs and chaos with the ultimate birthday bash.

Fans known as TARPers (Toni and Ryan Podcasters) from around the world were invited to join in. The catch? They had to solve clues released in the week leading up to the event to discover the secret location where Toni and Ryan were hosting the party.

Social media was ablaze with thousands of comments from TARPers suggesting possible answers to the clues, arranging meetups and group travel to suspected locations around the world.

Toni and Ryan arrived at People’s Park Tavern to find hundreds of eager TARPers already waiting, some having queued for up to four hours before the party began.

Over the next seven plus hours, Toni and Ryan greeted over 1,000 ‘festive’ fans, including some who had travelled from as far as Washington DC, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Paris, and loads who’d travelled for hours on flights, trains, buses and cars to attend.

Amidst all the excitement, a few fans took a tumble on their way into the party, but they didn’t let it hold them back.

TARPer Amberleigh, who slipped and rolled her ankle while running for the bus and was ushered straight to the front of the queue, told Toni and Ryan, “I hope you don’t mind me skipping the line, but I’ve got to go to hospital.”

Despite her injury, she texted Toni the following morning saying, “I didn’t go (to hospital). I kept drinking but I might go today cause it’s getting really sore now.”

Another guest, Phoebe, met the love of her life on the train ride to the event. He joined the party, waited in line for a few hours before leaving for another do, but they made plans to meet up later.

Ryan predicted “I think they’ll get married.”

Security described the TARPers as the most patient, friendly and happy crowd, with many making friends while waiting for hours in line.

With the party due to end at 5pm, fans were still queuing to meet the duo. Ryan declared that he would rather die before leaving people waiting, much to the relief of their fans.

As they got into an Uber after 8pm, seven hours after the party started, Toni, Ryan and their team remarked “There were tears, there were blisters, there were many emotions.”

Launched in August 2021, The Toni and Ryan podcast, has a huge international audience.

Over 700 episodes later, Toni and Ryan consistently deliver over 3 million monthly downloads, with strong and highly engaged “TARPer” audiences across Australia, US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and beyond.