My Chemical Romance’s manager, Brian Schechter, said in a declaration filed in court on Thursday, October 29, 2026, that the band had always planned to stop using Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniforms after three concerts, and that the cheerleaders’ lawsuit played no role in that decision.
The cheerleaders’ parent company, Pro Silver Star, sued on October 23, 2026, over look-alike uniforms worn by backup dancers during the Finale of the band’s Black Parade shows at the Hollywood Bowl. The suit sought a restraining order barring use of the uniforms at two remaining Bowl shows and at future dates. Days later, reports said the band had agreed not to use the uniforms in future shows.
Schechter wrote that the Finale was last performed on October 24, 2026, because of earlier decisions about the story’s final performance, “not because of any objection by plaintiff.” He said the final two Hollywood Bowl shows were regular tour dates rather than the Finale stage show, and that the band’s remaining tour performances would not include cheerleader characters or costumes. An exhibit attached to the filing included an email from the band’s lawyer, David Byrnes of Ziffren Brittenham LLP, telling the cheerleaders’ side there was no need to proceed with the petition for a restraining order.
Alex Spiro, lead counsel for the Cowboys Cheerleaders, dismissed the idea that the band had planned the change in advance. Live Nation, the promoter of the Black Parade shows and a co-defendant, had moved the case to federal court and filed a brief arguing that the restraining order should be refused on First Amendment grounds. On Monday, November 2, 2026, the cheerleaders and Live Nation filed a joint motion for dismissal of the action in its entirety.
Source: Billboard
