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The Pussycat Dolls celebrate 20th anniversary on tour coming to Dallas

The Pussycat Dolls will perform at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on August 1, 2026.

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Pop supergroup The Pussycat Dolls will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, PCD, on a world tour that will include a stop at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on Saturday, August 1.

UPDATE (5/5/2026): The Pussycat Dolls have canceled their planned tour. All ticketholders will be refunded from their original point of purchase.

The PCD Forever tour will start in Palm Desert, California on June 5, traveling to 33 cities in the U.S. and Canada over the course of two months before heading to the U.K. and Europe in September and October.

In addition to Dallas, the group will perform in Houston suburb The Woodlands on July 31. The two Texas stops are scheduled to be the final two dates on the North American leg of the tour.

Lil’ Kim and Mya will join as special guests on all North American dates.

The Pussycat Dolls, originally comprised of Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt, started off as a neo-burlesque troupe in 1995 before transitioning into music in the early 2000s.

They only released two albums - PCD in 2005 and Doll Domination in 2008 - before disbanding following the 2009 Doll Domination tour.

Various attempts were made at reforming the group or reuniting the original lineup over the years, including a planned 2020 tour that was canceled due to COVID.

This tour will feature three original members - Scherzinger, Wyatt, and Roberts - performing their biggest hits, as well as the new "Club Song," the group's first new song since 2019's "React."

Scherzinger has become the biggest star among the group's members, serving as a judge on multiple reality competitions and starring on Broadway, where she won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.

Ticket sales for the tour will begin with the Pussycat Dolls Artist Presale on Wednesday, March 18 at 10 am. Fans can register for the presale at signup.ticketmaster.com/thepussycatdolls, with all registrations due by Monday, March 16 at 11 pm ET.

No codes are needed - access is tied to each individual Ticketmaster account, and anyone who signs up can join the sale.

Additional presales, including one for Citi cardmembers, will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, March 20 at 10 am local time at livenation.com.

The Pussycat Dolls North America Tour Dates

Jun 5 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena
Jun 6 – West Hollywood, CA – OUTLOUD Music Festival
Jun 9 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Jun 10 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jun 12 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun 13 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
Jun 15 – West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jun 18 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
Jun 19 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Jun 21 – Milwaukee, WI – North Stage at Summerfest Grounds
Jun 23 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Jun 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Jun 27 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Jun 28 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Jun 30 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
Jul 1 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Jul 3 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
Jul 6 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Jul 8 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
Jul 10 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
Jul 11 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Jul 12 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul 14 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Jul 15 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul 16 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jul 20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Jul 22 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
Jul 24 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Jul 25 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jul 26 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 29 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Jul 31 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
Aug 1 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

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Movie Review

The Magic Faraway Tree is a whimsical family lark that fails to take root

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Andrew Garfield, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Claire Foy, Phoenix Laroche, and Billie Gadson in The Magic Faraway Tree.

With kids and families always on the hunt for entertainment, it’s typically a safe bet for a movie studio to offer up something new, even if it is a film based on an old property. The Magic Faraway Tree, based on a series of books that started in the 1930s, is a very old property, one that its filmmakers have tried to liven up with a few stars, a lot of whimsy, and a boatload of CGI.

The Thompson family, led by stay-at-home dad Tim (Andrew Garfield) and breadwinner mom Polly (Claire Foy), are forced to move to a rundown country home when Polly gets laid off. The kids - Joe (Phoenix Laroche), Fran (Billie Gadson), and Beth (Delilah Bennett-Cardy) - are used to the perks of city life like wifi and electricity, and each of them rebels in their own way to their new lot in life.

Fran, enticed by a fairy named Silky (Nicola Coughlan), is the first to venture out of the house, making her way to a magic tree that transports her to a world full of strange characters like Moonface (Nonso Anozie), Saucepan Man (Dustin Demri-Burns), Dame Washalot (Jessica Gunning), and more. Her adventures there not only broaden the world she thought she knew, but may be the key to helping her ailing family.

Directed by Ben Gregor and written by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2, Wonka), the film is a pleasant enough lark, but it fails to fully capture the imagination. The five-member family has a lot going on, from an initially-mute Fran to a domestic situation that raises more questions than it answers. The film tries to incorporate an anti-technology message through Tim’s hatred of a smart refrigerator (voiced by Judi Dench!) and the kids' addictions to devices, but it’s quickly shed in favor of other options.

Once Fran makes it to the Magic Faraway Tree, there’s a nice shift in the storytelling, but it’s unclear what the ultimate goal is. It’s a good idea to have Fran, the youngest of the children, convince her older, more cynical siblings about the virtues of the magic world, but the conflict in the real world doesn’t seem to rise to the level needed for the escape the tree provides.

There also seems to be a missing link in the storytelling for viewers to understand the importance of the fantastical characters. The visuals of seeing Moonface and his crescent moon-shaped hair, a man with a suit full of banging pots, and more are fun for a while, but not enough to carry the whole film. A last-minute revelation feels like it was something that should have been disclosed much earlier to help strengthen the emotions of the story.

A two-time Oscar nominee, Garfield is making his first foray into family movies (if you don’t count playing Spider-Man), and while he does a good job, he doesn’t make the best fit for the semi-goofy role. The same goes for the Emmy-winning Foy, who isn’t given much of anything to do. The movie puts the story on the shoulders of the three child actors, and while each of them acquit themselves well, none of them are so outstanding as to be noteworthy.

With nearly 90-year-old source material, The Magic Faraway Tree needed to be something truly special to stand out in the 21st century movie world. Unfortunately, it features a mostly forgettable story that features some fun visuals, a couple of cute kids, and not much else.

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The Magic Faraway Tree is now playing in theaters.

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