Pussycat Dolls Cancel Reunion Tour After Weak Ticket Sales Start

After a latest rash of tour cancellations within the wake of weak ticket gross sales, live performance business observers had been predicting the following shoe would drop for the Pussycat Dolls‘poor-selling reunion tour, and that top heel hit the ground Monday afternoon. The group introduced that its US outing was being referred to as off “after taking an honest look at the North American run,” whereas reveals in different components of the world will proceed as deliberate.

Although the Dolls didn’t particularly cite ticket gross sales as the explanation for bowing out of the dates, there have been no different excuses supplied — in distinction to different latest cancellations the place alternate explanations have been given for pulling the plug on area or stadium excursions, some extra credibly than others.

“Dolls: We want to share an important update with you,” the group’s social media message started. “When we announced the PCD FOREVER Tour, we hoped to bring the show to fans across the world. 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 American dates.”

The lone US gig that’s stated on the agenda is a WeHo Pride look within the LA space June 6. “We could not think of a more meaningful place to celebrate with our fans,” the assertion stated, referring to their look at Outloud, the high-profile competition that takes place throughout WeHo Pride. “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.”

Meanwhile, the remainder of the world won’t go Doll-less.

“Our UK and European dates are still moving forward as planned, and the response has been incredible, with several shows already sold out,” stated the group’s assertion. “We are putting everything into making this show a true celebration of the music and the memories, for the fans who have been with us from the beginning and those discovering us for the first time. We’re working hard to create the kind of show we’ve always dreamed of bringing to you. We cannot wait to bring this reunion to Europe and make these nights unforgettable.”

The instant group drew reward on social media for not ascribing the cancellation to something past the obvious components.

Nicole Scherzingerwho’s returning to the pop area after her Tony-winning run as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Blvd.” on Broadway, he’s collaborating within the tour together with Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts. Some followers had taken situation with different former members not participating within the reunion, a topic Scherzinger was speechless to deal with when he got here up throughout a stay TV interview on “Today” that went viral.

Tickets bought by Ticketmaster (or, for the Nashville present alone, AXS) can be routinely refunded. Resale tickets should be refunded from the third-party vendor.

The cancellation follows within the wake of Meghan Trainor and Zayn canceling their whole US area excursions, plus Post Malone and Jelly Roll canceling the primary third of their stadium tour. Trainor blamed her cancellation on eager to spend extra time together with her younger kids, whereas Zayn (who’s protecting his UK dates, because the Pussycat Dolls are) alluded to unspecified well being issues. Malone, in the meantime, stated he wanted extra time to complete an upcoming album, and thus was pushing again the beginning of his tour for 3 and a half weeks, though he’s sustaining a handful of competition dates throughout that very same time interval.

Sales for the entire aforementioned artists had been notably weak, judging from a have a look at seating charts for these excursions as much as the purpose they had been cancelled, though Malone’s gross sales for his stadium gigs didn’t look as dire as a number of the different scotched excursions.

Also canceling this week was Dolly Parton, who introduced that her Las Vegas residency for later this 12 months was being referred to as off solely after being postponed earlier. In her case, reveals had been bought out and going for prime costs on the secondary market, so her clarification of well being points was one case during which followers weren’t second-guessing industrial causes.

OutLoud at WeHo Pride was fast to situation its personal press launch trumpeting that competition because the one place for US followers to nonetheless see the Dolls this summer time.

“Seeing the Pussycat Dolls demonstrate a genuine commitment to LGBTQ+ visibility and pride in their confirmation of their headline show at Outloud at WeHo Pride is something we’re truly proud of,” OutLoud founder/govt producer Jeff Consoletti stated in an announcement. “For us, this continues a legacy of creating standout cultural moments alongside artists like Grace Jones, Kylie Minogue and Lizzo that celebrate inclusivity and connection in a way that feels both authentic and impactful.”