Woodstock 50 was originally scheduled to take place at the upstate New York racetrack Watkins Glen International. After the festival lost their original venue earlier this month after organizers reportedly neglected to pay $150,000, they applied for a permit at Vernon Downs, a much smaller New York casino, race track, and hotel.

Now, that permit has been denied, Variety reports. According to Oneida County Administrator Anthony Picente Jr., the promoters have five days to appeal the decision, but “what they have submitted to date has not met many of the requirements.” He added that the likelihood of the festival happening is “highly unlikely.”

Woodstock 50 organizers said in a statement:

In response to the denial of an event permit by the Town of Vernon, Woodstock 50 believes certain political forces may be working against the resurrection of the Festival. Local reports claim Woodstock’s filing for the permit was “incomplete” but that is not the case. Woodstock 50 officials were informed by the Town of Vernon that most questions had been answered and asked only that Woodstock submit medical, safety/security and traffic plans by this past Sunday, which it did. With a venue chosen, financing assembled and many of the artist’s [sic] supporting Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary event, the organizers are hopeful that their appeal and reapplication tonight will prevail without further political interference.

Following Watkins Glen International’s announcement that they terminated Woodstock 50’s site license, festival producer CID Entertainment subsequently walked away from the fest, which is still slated to take place August 16-18.

Read Pitchfork’s timeline “Woodstock 50 Is Canceled, Unless It’s Not—Here’s Why.”

This article was originally published on July 9 at 5:39 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on July 9 at 7:41 p.m. Eastern.