Woodstock 50, a 50th anniversary event celebrating the iconic 1969 festival, was originally scheduled to take place from August 16-18 at an upstate New York racetrack called Watkins Glen International. But today, following a recent series of setbacks and complications, the festival has lost their venue. “Watkins Glen International terminated the site license for Woodstock pursuant to provisions of the contract,” the venue confirmed in a statement. “As such, WGI will not be hosting the Woodstock 50 Festival.”

Less than an hour after the venue made the announcement, the festival’s producer CID Entertainment released a statement announcing that they were also cutting ties with Woodstock 50. “CID Entertainment had been engaged to provide enhanced camping, travel packages and transportation for Woodstock 50,” CID Entertainment head Dan Berkowitz said in a statement to Billboard. “Given developments, we can confirm that CID is no longer involved in Woodstock 50 in any capacity.”

After Watkins Glen International backed out, Woodstock 50 LLC principal Gregory Peck claimed in a statement that the event will still happen. “We are in discussions with another venue to host Woodstock 50 on August 16-18 and look forward to sharing the new location when tickets go on sale in the coming weeks,” he said. Pitchfork has reached out to Woodstock 50 about CID Entertainment’s announcement.

The news follows a legal battle between Woodstock 50 and their former financial backers Dentsu Aegis Network, who pulled out of the festival in April and claimed the event was canceled. Since, Woodstock 50 has found new investors and assured the public that the festival is still on.

Woodstock 50’s lineup, announced in March, was initially scheduled to feature JAY-Z, the Killers, Chance the Rapper, Miley Cyrus, and the Raconteurs, among others. In April, the Black Keys pulled out of the festival over a stated scheduling conflict. The festival never officially released tickets as reports of insufficient permits surfaced.

Read Pitchfork’s timeline of Woodstock 50’s ongoing hurdles.

This article was originally published on June 10 at 5:28 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on June 10 at 7:55 p.m. Eastern.

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