My Chemical Romance & Cowboys Cheerleaders Lawsuit: Why It Ended – Billboard

My Chemical Romance had always planned to stop using Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniforms after just three concerts, and a headline-grabbing lawsuit from the cheer squad played no role in that decision, the band’s manager says in new court filings. The cheerleaders sued last month, demanding a restraining order after the band’s backup dancers wore look-alike uniforms during shows at the Hollywood Bowl — the grand finale of a dystopian rock opera celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s The Black Parade album. Related The case ended just days later, reportedly after My Chemical Romance promised not to use the costumes at future shows. But in a sworn statement filed in court Thursday (Oct. 29), the band’s manager, Brian Schechter, said that had always been the plan and was not a response to the lawsuit. “From the outset, the Finale — with its elaborate sets, full cast, and resolution of the story told during the 2025 and 2026 tours — was planned to be performed only on Oct. 21, 23, and 24, 2026, and on no other date,” Schechter wrote in the Oct. 29 declaration. “All of these decisions were made nearly a year before I first learned, on Oct. 22
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