01/09/2026
From child prodigy to cancer survivor, globe-trotting artist to mental-health advocate, Nathan Cavaleri’s journey is anything but ordinary. By 12 he was at the centre of a bidding war involving labels tied to Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna.
By 16 he’d toured the world with B.B. King, played the Kennedy Center for the Clintons, and shared stages with Etta James and Bonnie Raitt. But behind the lights came anxiety, burnout, identity struggles and a profound mental-health collapse.
In Growing Pains, Nathan shares his story through powerful music, unflinching honesty and vivid storytelling—tracking his path from busking in Campbelltown to international success, personal darkness and the rediscovery of purpose.
Raw, funny, soulful and ultimately uplifting, Growing Pains is more than nostalgia: it’s a deeply human tale about expectation, identity, resilience and finding your way back to yourself.
Nathan Cavaleri – Growing Pains. MEMO Music Hall | Thursday, September 10. Book now at https://www.trybooking.com/DMBNQ