Jon Pardi  is just a couple of months away from becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He will officially be inducted into the famed institution on October 24th.

He’s getting really excited for the long-awaited moment. “It’s a thing that country music is historic for, and it’s good to be a part of history and you know, it’s your family, it’s the Opry, it’s country music and get your name up there with some great, great artists and songwriters and great people,” says Jon. “So, I’m excited to be a part of it.”

He was surprised during his performance in Indio, California at this year’s Stagecoach Festival in April, when his friend and Emmy-winning famed restaurateur, author Guy Fieri directed him and the attention of his thousands of cheering fans to a video where Opry member and Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson appeared officially inviting the California native to become the newest member of the Opry.

Jon, who is poised to enter the country charts with his latest hit, “Your Heart Or Mine,” takes his Mr. Saturday Night World Tour across the pond. Beginning August 25th in Belfast, he’ll make stops in Lutterworth, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Oslo before wrapping in Stockholm, Sweden on September 7th.