Amidst the screaming girls and dads who were forced to tag along, a crowd seemed to be anticipating a Jonas Brothers concert, but what they received instead was a totally different show.

Top 40 hits slowly faded into Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a homage to Nick Jonas’ new chapter in his life. Jonas took the Trees stage with his hands up as Sinatra belted out the final “I did it my way” and immediately began to love on Dallas, his hometown. He came out on a mission: to prove he’s grown as a person, an artist and is not the skinny, lanky Jonas Brother you once fawned over.

The audience got a glimpse of Jonas’ new music and heard the strength and power of his voice in covers of Jhene Aiko’s “The Worst,” who he calls one of the influences for his upcoming debut album which is scheduled for release on November 11, and “Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.” But what was different about this show was the maturity Jonas showed on stage. His music reflected his relationship with his current girlfriend, Olivia Culpo, people he loves and being vulnerable.

“The thing I’m most excited about [with this new album] is showing people where I’m at now and what it is that I want to say and the kind of music I’m feeling and loving. I think there’s some major growth in this record and I’m just really looking forward to the world hearing it,” Jonas said.

Jonas spoke multiple times during the show about how happy he was to be back in his hometown and how grateful he was that family members, like his grandmother and his youngest brother, Frankie, were in the audience.

“I try to get back at least once a month, sometimes more than that. You know, spend weeks here at a time. But, I’ve been a little busy this year so it’s been tough… [I like] just hanging out at home. I really don’t do anything, which is nice,” he said with a little laugh.

The theme of growth, as a person himself and with his music, was the overall theme for the night and his new album. He spoke of how he loves his new fans, but is happy that most have stayed along for the ride while he and his music went through changes.

“It’s interesting I think that most of the crowd now is college age, which is cool to see. I mean it makes sense. When we started out it was sort of the 14 to 18 bracket and now I feel like the main audience is probably 18 to 25,” Jonas said. “I just wanted to say as I’m growing, they’re coming with me and we’re on this journey together.”

If the journey is as powerful and anything like Tuesday night’s show, what an adventure it will be.