Junior H to Proceed with Tijuana Concert Despite Reported โCartel Threat
Tijuana, Mexico – Despite a reported threat from a drug cartel,โข Junior H โintends to perform at Estadio Calienteโฃ in Tijuana on Novemberโ 8, according to a statement โprovided to Billboard. The decision comes amid heightened โคsecurity concerns for regional Mexicanโ artists performing in cartel-dominatedโ areas.
The threatโ against Juniorโฃ H mirrors a pattern of intimidation tacticsโ targetingโฃ musiciansโค withโข ties to narcocorridos, songs that oftenโ glorify drug trafficking. Similarโค warnings prompted Grupo Firme to cancel a performance in Mazatlรกn, Sinaloa earlierโฃ this year, and led Peso Pluma to โฃcancel a Tijuanaโฃ showโ in August. The tijuana municipal governmentโ has pledgedโ “full โsecurity” for Junior H should he proceed with โthe concert.
Junior H has โrecently adjusted his โperformances, notably omitting collaborations with โartistsโ like Peso Pluma onโ songs with explicit cartel references, such as “El Azul,” during a Coachella performance in april. He is currently on his $ad Boyz Live & Broken Tour โฃacross the United States, withโข a scheduled performance in Charlotte tomorrow and a planned โconclusion at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in early November.
The situation highlights the ongoing influence of cartels โin the regional Mexican music scene and the risks faced by โคartists navigating theโฃ genre’s complexโ relationshipโ with organized crime. Several years ago, Peso Pluma was also forced to cancel Tijuana shows following similar threats attributed to the Cรกrtel Jalisco Nueva Generaciรณn.