Pussycat Dolls cancel most North American reunion dates, keep Europe tour

The Pussycat Dolls have pulled almost their entire North American reunion off the road, leaving just one U.S. date on the calendar and exposing how fragile nostalgia tours can be when online attention does not turn into ticket sales. The group said it made the “difficult and heartbreaking decision” after taking “an honest look” at the PCD Forever Tour’s North American run, while keeping the United Kingdom and European dates intact.

The lone remaining U.S. appearance is set for June 6 at WeHo Pride’s Outloud festival in Los Angeles, a show the group described as especially meaningful because of its long support from the LGBTQ+ community. Outside that date, the North American leg of the comeback tour was canceled on May 4, narrowing a 53-date plan announced in March to what the group called a reunion built around the 20th anniversary of PCD, its debut album, and its first tour in 17 years.

The retreat follows signs that the domestic market was softer than the scale of the booking suggested. Before the cancellation, reports circulated that the Palm Springs opening night had moved only 4,000 of 11,000 tickets after several weeks on sale. That kind of early weakness can be especially punishing for a reunion act, where venue size, route density and premium pricing all have to line up quickly enough to justify a large-scale return. In this case, the North American leg appears to have outrun demand.

The lineup itself also complicated the pitch. The reunion featured only Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt, not the full original group. Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta publicly said they were excluded or blindsided, which blunted the sense of a full-ensemble return that typically drives these tours. Melody Thornton was also absent, leaving a version of the act that carried the name and the catalog, but not the complete memory many fans associate with the group.

The split outcome across continents is telling. While North American dates collapsed, several U.K. and European shows were already sold out, suggesting the demand curve for legacy pop acts can vary sharply by region. In a year already marked by tour cutbacks from major artists, the Pussycat Dolls’ reversal fit a broader industry pattern: social media buzz can generate headlines, but only paid seats reveal whether a reunion is economically viable.