Pussycat Dolls cancel most of North American leg of reunion tour over weak ticket sales

Kimberly Wyatt, Nicole Scherzinger and Ashley Roberts of the Pussycat DollsThe Pussycat Dolls have announced they’ll no longer be moving forward with the planned American leg of their world tour.Back in March, it was confirmed that the chart-topping girl group would be reuniting as a three-piece for a string of shows that would take them across North America and Europe, concluding with a run of performances around the UK and Ireland.However, following poor sales for their shows in the US and Canada, the group announced on Monday night that they’d had to make a tough decision.“We want to share an important update with you,” they began. “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 America dates.”While a one-off performance at WeHo Pride in Los Angeles is still going ahead in June, the PCD Forever tour will officially now kick off in Copenhagen, Denmark in September.“Our UK and European dates are still moving forward as planned,” the band insisted, pointing out that the “response has been incredible, with several shows already sold out”.They added: “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.”View this post on InstagramThe current line-up of the Pussycat Dolls consists of Ashley Roberts, Kimberley Wyatt and frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger.Former band member Carmit Bachar recently admitted she was disappointed to not be invited back for the planned reunion.Meanwhile, Jessica Sutta – who now describes herself as a “mommy, wife and activist”, and is outspoken in her pro-MAGA and anti-vaccine stances – also insisted that while she was “never planning to return” to the Pussycat Dolls “under the current circumstances”, and is “still unable to dance due to ongoing health issues”, the reunion announcement still proved “difficult” for her.MORE MUSIC NEWS:Beyoncé Fans Are Convinced She's Getting Ready For An 'Act III' Album AnnouncementMadonna Makes Radio 1's Playlist For First Time In Almost 20 Years After Ageism RowTaylor Swift Confesses It’s ‘Weird’ When Fans Treat Her Songs Like A ‘Paternity Test’

The Dolls say the decision was "heartbreaking" but add that the European shows will go ahead as planned.

The group said they made the decision "after taking an honest look at the North American run" The post The Pussycat Dolls cancel North American reunion tour over reports of slow ticket sales appeared first on NME.

The Pussycat Dolls' comeback is not going as planned. First, there was drama about Jessica Sutta and Carmit Bachar's exclusion from the new lineup, which consists only of Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, and Ashley Roberts. Now, the group has canceled all but one North American tour dates following reports of weak ticket sales. The post Pussycat Dolls Cancel Another Reunion Tour appeared first on Stereogum.

After a recent rash of tour cancellations in the wake of weak ticket sales, concert industry observers were predicting the next shoe would drop for the Pussycat Dolls’ poor-selling reunion tour, and that high heel hit the floor Monday afternoon. The group announced that its U.S. outing was being called off “after taking an honest […]