Inside the Drama That Doomed Pussycat Dolls' Comeback Tour

From 53 dates to nearly none: the Pussycat Dolls reunion has axed all but one U.S. stop, blindsiding fans. Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt had announced the PCD Forever Tour would launch in June across North America, Europe and the UK.

The Pussycat Dolls reunion was supposed to be a full-on victory lap. Instead, the U.S. leg just got gutted, with only one North American date left standing. Europe and the U.K.? Still a go. If you were hoping to see them stateside this summer, here is what happened and why.

The plan vs. reality

• Back in March, Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, and Kimberly Wyatt announced a 53-date PCD Forever Tour across North America, Europe, and the U.K., kicking off in June with special guests Lil' Kim and Mya, and wrapping at The O2 in London on October 13.
• Two months later, in May, the group pulled almost the entire U.S. and Canada run after looking at ticket sales.
• What is left in North America: one slot at the OutLoud festival on June 6.
• What is still on: all the U.K. and European dates, where demand has been strong and several shows have already sold out.
• Total math: 32 shows canceled, 21 still on the books across Europe and the U.K.

What they said when they called it

When the Dolls addressed the U.S./Canada cancellations on Instagram, they kept it simple and blunt after reviewing how the North American dates were selling.

"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 added that they still plan to bring the show to fans overseas, and the response there has been, in their words, incredible.

The lone North American show

The group will still hit the OutLoud festival on June 6. They specifically shouted out the LGBTQ+ community for years of support and said they are proud to be part of a weekend built around joy, pride, music, and chosen family. If you want to see the group on this side of the Atlantic, that is the shot.

How Nicole is taking it

A source told Us Weekly that Nicole Scherzinger is disappointed — she was ready to get back onstage with Ashley and Kimberly and kick off a new era, but it feels like they did not get the chance to show what this version of the group can do.

The same source says the trio may have aimed a little too high for their first tour since 2009's Doll Domination run, jumping straight to big arenas like Madison Square Garden after not touring for over 15 years — and doing it with just one new song in hand. That track, a comeback single called 'Club Song' released in March, has not been performed live yet. The read on the situation: they overestimated U.S. demand.

Nicole is trying to stay positive since the European/U.K. leg is still rolling and she is genuinely excited about it, but it is also hard not to feel a bit deflated. She has been here before: her solo album 'Her Name Is Nicole' was shelved in 2007, the Dolls had to cancel a previous reunion tour in 2020, and she has a bunch of other music that never saw daylight. It has not been a straight line, even with all her other successes. The good news: fans across the pond keep showing up for her.

Could the U.S. still happen later?

Despite the cancellations, the group is hoping that fan-shot footage from the 21 remaining shows will build buzz and reopen the door for more North American dates down the line. According to the source, Nicole believes that once people see the European production — which is being teed up as something special — they might be able to take another swing in the States. Us Weekly reached out to Scherzinger's rep for comment at the time.

Quick refresher

In case you forgot how massive they were in the mid-2000s: the Dolls broke out with 'Don't Cha,' then doubled down with 'Buttons' and 'When I Grow Up.' The reunion had real momentum on paper — the timing, the guests, the venues — but booking gigantic arenas with only one new single was always going to be a big swing. Overseas demand suggests the brand is still strong; it just may need a different runway in the U.S.