SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Musician Todd Snider has died at 59 after a violent assault in Salt Lake City led to his hospitalization and tour cancellation earlier this month. His record label released the following statement on social media Saturday morning.

The strange Todd Snider story just got another update. It was earlier this month when country/folk artist, Todd Snider, was scheduled to play a show at Salt Lake City’s Commonwealth Room. However, just before he was set to go up on stage,

After suffering an alleged assault and being arrested in Utah earlier this month, Nashville musician Todd Snider's friends and family have shared an update about his health on social media.

Todd Snider is being treated for walking pneumonia in a Tennessee hospital following an arrest and alleged assault earlier this month.

“We are heartbroken to announce the cancellation of the ‘High, Lonesome and Then Some’ 2025 Tour dates. Ahead of Todd Snider’s show in Salt Lake City, Todd sustained severe injuries as the victim of a violent assault outside of his hotel.

Police body camera footage of the arrest of Todd Snider shows interviews with hospital staff and the musician telling officers to “please have mercy.”