The group shared the news with fans via a social media statement last night (2 October).
Leicester-based band Easy Life say they are being sued by easyGroup, the company easyJet licenses its name from, due to their name. Taking to social media yesterday, the group shared a new statement detailing the situation. In the statement, the five-piece – whose last album, Maybe In Another Life…, landed in October 2022 – alerted fans to their current predicament: to change their name, or “take up a costly legal battle”.
“Okay… never imagined having to do this, but we’ve not choice but to address the situation we find ourselves in. As some of you have already discovered, we are being sued,” the statement begins. “easyJet are suing us for being called Easy Life. They’re forcing us to change our name or take up a legal battle which we could never afford. We’ve worked hard to establish our brand, and I’m certain in no way have we affected their business.”
Continuing, it reads: “Although we find the whole situation hilarious, we are virtually powerless against such a massive corporation. I don’t really know what else to say, will keep you updated. For those of you that bought gig tickets and ended up on a budget flight to Tenerife, I apologise for the rest of you; thank you so much for your support.”
Check out the group’s statement in full below.
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Easy Life are taking part in the next Roundhouse Rising Festival, hosted at the prestigious north London venue, later this month, taking on the role of guest curator to programme a takeover on 14 October. They’ll also play a headline show.
Correction, 3 October: The original statement from Easy Life does refer to easyJet by name, however a representative for easyJet has since informed Crack Magazine that it is easyGroup, the company from which the airline licenses its name, behind the legal action. The original article has since been amended to reflect this.