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Radio Leicester,3 mins

Easy life: EasyJet brand owner row prompts band name switch

Ben Jackson on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Leicester

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The Leicester band Easylife they are going to change their name after the brand owners of airline easyJet started legal action against them. The band previously said easyGroup was suing them because their name was too similar. The band now say they will stop using the name from Friday after a "whirlwind" 10 days. EasyGroup previously said it would be "unfair" to let the band use the "easy" brand name without royalty payments. EasyGroup said it would not comment for legal reasons until an agreement with the band was "signed, sealed and delivered". In a statement on their website, Easy Life confirmed they would play two final shows under their current name at the 02 Academy in Leicester on Thursday and Koko in London on Friday. The band was discovered through ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing - and the Beat's Dean Jackson spoke to Ben Jackson abojut the band's decision to change their name.

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