Performance Time - Friday 5th June @ 5pm • Sunday 7th June @ 3pm 

If Carlos Santana had been hanging out in Iraq for the last 10 years then he would have to sound something like the Gold Coast’s own Tijuana Cartel.

“Tijuana were the hit of the festival - no-one knew what to expect and everyone was blown away.” - Phoebe Corke Earth Dance Promoter WA

Tijuana Cartel houses Paul George and Carey O'sullivan as co-producers, guitarists and keyboard players. Regan Hoskins as MC & Daniel Gonzalez on latin percussion and a growing list of guests as live feature artists featuring DJ Freddie FlyFingaz, Trumpet Player Shannon Van Horn and Yoav Mashiach on Djembe & Darabukka.

Having spent 10 weeks in Beijing, China playing 5 nights a week during the Olympic period in the hottest bar in town the guys were looking forward to returning to tour Australia over the summer, playing some new tracks, along with the eclectic array of funky flamenco dance tunes that they have now become renowned for.

With performances at Caloundra Music , Groove and Grape, Peats Ridge, Woodford Mullum, Yamba's Surfing the ColdStream, Noosa Camp Out & Music by the Sea Festivals as well as their regular residencies and regional tour dates down the East & West Coast of Australia, no matter where you are over this coming Summer, you are sure to hear the crazy Mexican Flavors and mashed up beats of - the Tijuana Cartel Tijuana Cartel released their debut album Frequent Flyers – Redeemed nationally on December 1st 2007 to rave national reviews.

New CD "They Come" Comes out early 2009 !!  

Recent Festival Dates included Peats Ridge, EarthDance WA, Newtown Fest, Sydney Bulletin Place Laneway, Caloundra, WA Circus Festival , Woodford, Noosa Camp Out, Music by the Sea ,Exodus Festivals and the Byron Bay Blues Festival '09.  

They then plan to return overseas in 2009 to spread their energetic flamenco dance wings to the United States, Canada and Europe.