My Chemical Romance sued over Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders-inspired costumes

My Chemical Romance faces legal action over dancers wearing Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders-inspired uniforms

My Chemical Romance is facing a lawsuit from the owner of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand over dancers wearing costumes resembling the team's signature uniforms during a recent concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

According to TheWrap, Pro Silver Star Ltd., which owns the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand, is seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction over the band's alleged unauthorised use of the uniforms. The company is also requesting monetary damages, although it has not specified an amount.

The legal action concerns the band's first of five sold-out The Black Parade shows at the Hollywood Bowl on October 21.

During the song "Teenagers", dancers wearing cheerleader-inspired outfits performed a routine before picking up rifles and appearing to defend the band from soldiers.

In its filing, the company described the performance as part of a theatrical production set in a fictional dictatorship.

"On Oct. 21, 2026, Defendants staged 'The Black Parade,' a theatrical concert production set in a fictional dictatorship and featuring pyrotechnics and armed conflict," the filing stated.

It continued, "As part of that production, female performers took to the stage in the DCC Uniform — and then armed themselves with rifles in a staged firefight, only to be depicted being shot."

Pro Silver Star argued that the costumes could mislead audiences about the performers' identities. "Audience members and online commentators understandably believed that the performers were the real Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and said so in social media posts that continue to circulate," the filing added.

The company claims it asked My Chemical Romance to stop using the uniforms, but the band refused.

Pro Silver Star stressed that it did not object to the band's music or artistic expression, but took issue with the use of its recognisable costumes during the staged violence.

"Silver Star is not litigious, and it takes no issue with MCR's music, its artistic ambitions, or any message Defendants seek to convey," the filing stated.

The company said it was asking only for the performers not to wear the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniform, arguing that alternative costume designs were widely available.