Overview
- McDowell began slurring his words three songs into his set at the Summer Solstice Music Festival in Oley, Pennsylvania, prompting his tour manager to pull him offstage.
- The singer feared he might be having a stroke and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital in Reading for diagnostic tests.
- As of Sunday, McDowell is still hospitalized and awaiting an MRI to pinpoint the cause of his speech difficulties.
- Sons Tyler and Ronnie Dean McDowell traveled to Pennsylvania to support their father and shared personal updates on his condition.
- Tyler McDowell asked for privacy for the family and thanked fans for their prayers and messages as they await further results.