My Chemical Romance kept disputed Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders look-alike costumes on stage at the Hollywood Bowl after the squad’s owners sought a restraining order over a bloody staged shootout.
Pro Silver Star Ltd., the owner of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, moved for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction against the band after female dancers in blue-and-white cheerleader-style outfits took part in a staged firefight at a sold-out Los Angeles show.
The Post reported that the legal push followed an Oct. 21 Hollywood Bowl concert and a cease-and-desist letter the next day, with fan video later showing similar outfits again on Friday night, Oct. 23.
Court papers describe the Oct. 21 bit in plain terms. Dancers dressed in outfits resembling the iconic DCC uniforms came out carrying rifles, joined a staged firefight, and were shown getting shot before crawling off the stage.
The filing put it this way:
"The costumed performers armed themselves with semi-automatic rifles and joined a staged firefight, and were then depicted being shot and crawling off the stage,"
Silver Star argues the scene left concertgoers and social media users thinking the performers were actual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The documents also note that the DCC uniform is federally registered.
That is the core of the dispute. Not the setlist. Not the choreography. Not even the decision to put gun-toting performers on stage. The owners say the band crossed the line by wrapping the act in the DCC look.
Silver Star’s papers stress how limited the demand is. The company says it is not trying to police the band’s politics, story, or stage violence. It wants the DCC Uniform off those performers.
The filing states:
"Silver Star does not ask Defendants to change their setlist, narrative, politics, choreography, or even their decision to put gun-toting performers on stage. Silver Star asks only that those performers not wear the DCC Uniform while doing it,"
Another line drives the point home:
"The universe of alternative costume designs is effectively unlimited,"
In other words, the band can keep the blood, the rifles, and the theatrics. Just stop borrowing a trademarked cheerleader brand to do it.
The timeline is short and clean. Oct. 21 brought the sold-out Hollywood Bowl show with the staged shootout. Oct. 22 brought the cease-and-desist letter. Silver Star then filed for the temporary restraining order and temporary injunction, described as landing hours before the Friday night, Oct. 23 concert.
Fan-posted videos from that Friday show still captured dancers in the same blue-and-white cheerleader-style outfits working in the background. An MCR Updates post dated October 24, 2026, framed a performance of “Teenagers” in LA as featuring the band’s cheerleader dancers.
One social media user summed up the fan reaction with a blunt jab at the legal warning: “MCR DONT GAFF ABOUT A CEASE AND DESIST LOLLLL. POUND SAND MOTHERF*****.”
The Post contacted the band for comment. My Chemical Romance’s Hollywood Bowl run also listed shows on Oct. 24, 30, and 31, keeping the costume fight live through the end of the stand.
Strip away the rock-show noise and the case is about control of a famous uniform. The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders built a nationally recognized look. Their owners put that claim in writing, sent a cease-and-desist, and went to court when the look-alike act did not stop.
Whether a judge grants the restraining order remains open in the available reporting. Court name, case number, and hearing outcome were not detailed. What is clear is the owners’ position: a federally registered uniform is not free wardrobe for someone else’s bloody skit.
Trademark rules exist so a hard-built brand cannot be borrowed as set dressing the moment it gets a rise out of the crowd. If a band wants chaos on stage, it can buy its own costumes.
