Pussycat Dolls Cancel North American Tour for Poor Ticket Sales

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After a broad stroke of tour cancellations across the industry due to weak ticket sales, the Pussycat Dolls pull the plug on their North American run.

Just moments after Post Malone pushed back the start of his tour with Jelly Roll and cancelled the first few shows in the process, The Pussycat Dolls have become the latest group to cancel a tour due to poor ticket sales. The group announced that its U.S. run was being cancelled, except for one date: their WeHo Pride appearance in the Los Angeles area on June 6. Other shows on their world tour remain intact.

“When we announced the PCD Forever Tour, we hoped to bring the show to fans across the world,” the group wrote on social media. “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.”

“We could not think of a more meaningful place to celebrate with our fans,” they said of the WeHo Pride appearance. “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.”

“Our UK and European dates are still moving forward as planned, and the response has been incredible, with several shows already sold out,” the statement continued. “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.”

Like many artists, the Pussycat Dolls did not specifically mention ticket sales as the culprit. But unlike Post Malone, who blamed his schedule while he works to finish an album, the girl group did not provide an alternative excuse. Fans were quick to praise the group online for not trying to shift to blame beyond the obvious.

However, some fans admitted that they had refrained from buying tickets because the reunion only promised three out of the group’s six original members—Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, and Ashley Roberts.

Group leader Scherzinger previously went viral for a live TV interview on Today in which she was speechless when asked to address the absence of the group’s other former members. But in March, former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta claimed that her MAGA-aligned political views were among the reasons she was not asked to join the reunion tour.

Fellow original member Carmit Bachar also wrote on Instagram that she only found out about the Pussycat Dolls reunion tour after it was announced to the public. “I would have appreciated direct communication,” she wrote.