My Chemical Romance Reportedly Agrees to Drop Cowboys Cheerleader-Style Uniforms
My Chemical Romance has reportedly agreed to stop using backup dancers in uniforms that resemble those of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Billboard and TMZ both reported the agreement on 27 October 2026. It would end a trademark dispute that had been heading to a Texas state court.
The case was brought by Pro Silver Star, the parent company of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. According to the filing as reported by KTLA, the claims are false endorsement, trademark infringement and trademark dilution. Trademark dilution is a claim that a well-known brand's identity is weakened by another party's use of similar branding, even without confusion among customers. Alex Spiro is the lawyer representing Pro Silver Star and the cheerleaders.
The lawsuit said the band's dancers wore similar blue-and-white uniforms during a staged firefight in a show set in a dystopian American future. That routine was performed in the first two shows of the band's five-show Hollywood Bowl residency, which marks the 20th anniversary of The Black Parade. The album was the band's third record and the follow-up to Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
The cheerleaders had asked a judge for an immediate restraining order, a court order that would stop the uniforms being used. The request would have covered the final two Los Angeles shows that weekend. That request was pending when the reported settlement emerged.
Under the reported agreement, the band would keep performing the same cheerleader routine. The change is in the costumes. The dancers would not appear in outfits similar to the Cowboys squad's.
For fans heading to the remaining shows, the reported terms mean the sequence stays in the set and the look changes. For the dancers, it means a new wardrobe for a number they already know. Costume changes on a touring show can take time to design, fit and approve, so the reported deal is a practical matter as well as a legal one.
The band and the cheerleaders' representatives have not, in the material published so far, set out the deal line by line.
