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Less than two months after the Pussycat Dolls announced their big reunion, the group is back with some bad news. On Monday, right in the middle of Met Gala mayhem, the early aughts girl group posted a text-only image to Instagram, explaining that the PCD Forever Tour would no longer be hitting most of its North American tour stops in June and July. “After taking an honest look at the North American run, we’ve made the difficult and heartbreaking decision to cancel all but one of the North America dates,” they wrote. “Our U.K. and European dates are still moving forward as planned, and the response has been incredible, with several shows already sold out.”
While the Dolls didn’t explicitly point to low ticket sales as the reason for the cancellation, they noted that they were still committed to performing at the Outloud festival as part of WeHo Pride in Los Angeles next month. They added, “The LGBTQ+ community has shown us so much love and support throughout our career, and we’re honored to be part of a weekend rooted in joy, pride, music, and chosen family.” Tickets to the rest of the canceled North American dates are being refunded via TicketMaster and other third-party sellers.
Some commenters speculated that lack of interest might be due to the group’s curious decision to feature just three of the original Pussycat Dolls: Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, and Kimberly Wyatt. When the group attempted a comeback in 2019, it featured all of the women, except Melody Thornton. It’s unclear why the three other members — Carmit Bachar, Thornton, and Jessica Sutta — weren’t included in the PCD Forever Tour, but Bachar and Sutta both shared cryptic Instagram Stories at the time of the tour announcement suggesting they weren’t thrilled about being left out. Later in March, Sutta alleged on The Maverick Approach podcast that her vocal support of RFK Jr. was the reason she was excluded.
I wasn’t going to buy tickets, but now I’m kind of sad. How will I go on without hearing a final live performance of “Buttons” or, more crucially, “Beep?”
