Nashville musician Todd Snider hospitalized with ‘complicated’ condition, friends and family say
Todd Snider assaulted in Salt Lake City, cancels 2025 tour
Singer-songwriter Todd Snider’s representatives said he is expected to make a full recovery after being attacked outside his hotel in Salt Lake City.
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.
“Hello friends, family, and members of the S***house Choir,” they posted on Snider’s Instagram Nov. 14.
“We have some difficult news to share. After Todd returned home to recover last week, he began having trouble breathing and was admitted to the hospital in Hendersonville, TN. We learned from his doctors that he had been quietly suffering from an undiagnosed case of walking pneumonia.”
Snider’s condition has become “more complicated,” they said, and he has been transferred for additional health treatment. “His care team and those closest to him are by his side and doing everything they can,” they said.
Snider’s friends and family asked everyone to keep Snider in their thoughts.
“You’ve carried him through so much over the years, and he needs that from all of us now more than ever,” they wrote, adding they will share more when there is more to tell.
What to know about Todd Snider’s alleged assault
On Nov. 3, the Americana singer-songwriter canceled his tour after sustaining injuries from an assault, his representatives said.
Snider was set to play Salt Lake City’s The Commonwealth Room on Nov. 1 before heading to stops in Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington.
“We are heartbroken to announce the cancellation of the High, Lonesome and Then Some 2025 Tour dates,” his reps said in a Nov. 3 post on Snider’s Instagram.
“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,” the message continued.
At the time, a member of Snider’s team said he had received treatment for his injuries and was expected to make a full recovery, but he would be unable to perform for an undetermined amount of time.
South Salt Lake Police confirmed Nov. 4 that officers were dispatched on a report of an “alleged assault” at The Commonwealth Room involving Snider. The show he was scheduled to play at the venue on Nov. 1 was called off hours before it was set to occur.
Darin Piccoli, a spokesperson with The Commonwealth Room, previously told The Tennessean that the alleged assault did not happen at the venue.
Efforts to obtain records related to the assault have been unsuccessful.
South Salt Lake Police are hoping the public will come forward and provide new details.
“At this time, the exact location and details surrounding this incident are unclear,” the police department said in a Nov. 4 statement. “We encourage anyone with information related to this incident to contact the police department at (801) 840-4000 and reference case number #LK2025-32651.”
Snider’s team did not mention the musician’s Nov. 2 arrest, which occurred after the alleged assault and was confirmed by local records.
Why was Todd Snider arrested?
Jail records show Snider was arrested by Salt Lake City Police and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail at 7:10 p.m. Nov. 2. He was charged with disorderly conduct, threat of violence and suspicion of criminal trespassing, all Class B misdemeanors in Utah.
Salt Lake City Police Sgt. Greg Wilking told The Tennessean Nov. 5 the singer asked someone near the Aster Apartments, 245 State St., to call police.
Wilking said Snider complained of head pain. He’d reportedly received staples during a hospital visit in South Salt Lake.
Snider told dispatch he was beaten up and robbed. He was taken by an ambulance for treatment, Wilking said.
According to an arrest affidavit from the Salt Lake City Police Department, Snider was at Salt Lake City Regional Hospital and was discharged by staff. Snider did not believe he should have been released “and started yelling/cursing at the staff,” the affidavit said.
“This caused public inconvenience and alarm among hospital employees and residents by making unreasonable noise by shouting,” the affidavit said.
Snider then “made verbal threats to (a) victim by getting into the face of the victim and stating they were going to ‘kick your a**,'” the affidavit said.
He was arrested and then released shortly before 3 a.m. the next morning on his own recognizance, meaning he paid no bail money but signed a promise to appear in court.
What to know about Nashville singer Todd Snider
Snider, 59, is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville and known for his songs “Beer Run,” “I Can’t Complain” and “Just Like Old Times.”
His eclectic style incorporates elements of the blues, folk, country, rock and funk.
He released his record “High, Lonesome and Then Some” on Oct. 17. It is a nine-track collection that was recorded at Snider’s home. The album follows Snider’s 2023 record, “Crank It, We’re Doomed” and his 2022 live album, “Live: Return of the Storyteller.”
After Snider’s ’23 record, he stopped touring due to health issues, canceling upcoming shows.
To learn more about Snider, visit toddsnider.net.
