Nicole Scherzinger is staying positive and focused on the European leg of the PCD Forever Tour launching in September. She posted rehearsal footage with Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt, proving the Dolls are committed to delivering a 'very special' show that could win over American audiences.
Insiders say the group made a critical miscalculation—jumping from zero touring for 15 years straight into arenas like Madison Square Garden with only one new song ('Club Song') as ammunition. Low ticket sales forced their hand, and former members Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta are making sure everyone knows they weren't invited to the reunion party.
The Pussycat Dolls announced in March 2026 they were reuniting and touring. On May 12, Scherzinger posted an Instagram video of herself, Ashley Roberts (44), and Kimberly Wyatt (44) rehearsing choreography for their only remaining U.S. show at OutLoud Music Festival in West Hollywood on June 6.
The Pussycat Dolls' reunion was always going to be complicated, but this setback stings—especially for Nicole, who's watched multiple projects get shelved over the years. Still, if European fans show up in force, don't count them out for round two in America.
Nicole Scherzinger is feeling the weight of disappointment after the Pussycat Dolls were forced to cancel 32 shows on their U.S. comeback tour. An exclusive source tells Us Weekly that the frontwoman 'was really excited to get back out there with Ashley [Roberts] and Kimberly [Wyatt] to celebrate a new era, but now she feels they didn't get a chance to showcase what they can do.' The trio—reuniting without original members Carmit Bachar or Jessica Sutta—was forced to scrap nearly the entire American leg of their PCD Forever Tour after taking 'an honest look' at sales numbers that simply didn't add up.
The insider pulls no punches about what went wrong: 'They went from not touring for over 15 years to booking big arenas like Madison Square Garden with only one new song to back it.' That lone offering, the March 2026 single 'Club Song,' apparently wasn't enough ammunition to fill venues of that magnitude. The source adds that the group was simply 'too ambitious' in their planning—ambitious enough to assume the demand existed when the numbers told a different story entirely.
Despite the gut punch, Scherzinger isn't throwing in the towel. On Tuesday, May 12, she posted an Instagram video featuring herself, Roberts (44), and Wyatt (also 44) running through choreography for their Pride Week performance at OutLoud Music Festival in West Hollywood on June 6—the only surviving American date. 'Nicole is trying to look on the bright side because the Dolls are still proceeding with their European dates, which she's beyond excited about,' the insider notes, 'but it's hard not to feel defeated.' The group believes fan videos from their remaining 21 international shows could generate enough buzz to earn them a second chance in America.
This isn't Scherzinger's first rodeo with shelving and cancellation. Her solo album Her Name Is Nicole was shelved back in 2007, the Dolls had to cancel a previous reunion tour attempt in 2020, and she's accumulated 'a ton of other music that she never got to put out.' The source acknowledges it's been 'a tough road for Nicole despite her other successes,' but notes she's 'grateful for the continuous love from across the pond'—where European audiences have apparently remained more reliably enthused.
The reunion has been mired in controversy since day one. Bachar, 51, went public with claims that she wasn't contacted about the group's plans and had to learn about it the same time as everyone else. Meanwhile, Sutta, 43, explained her absence on the 'Maverick Approach' podcast by describing herself as a potential 'liability' due to her alignment with Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., saying, 'I align with Bobby Kennedy, which is aligning with MAGA.' Whether those fractures can be mended or not, one thing's clear: Nicole Scherzinger still believes in this group enough to keep showing up to rehearsal and pushing forward. The Pussycat Dolls—responsible for mid-aughts bangers like 'Don't Cha,' 'Buttons,' and 'When I Grow Up'—now face the challenge of proving they can deliver a live show worthy of arena-level demand. Their European tour launches in September, and if those performances generate enough heat, Scherzinger's optimism about an American return might not be so far-fetched after all.
