Coachella have ordered UK charity MS Trust to change the name of its online fundraising festival Couch-ella.The charity, which supports anyone affected by multiple sclerosis, said lawyers for the US festival, held annually in the Californian desert, told it the “chella” suffix was trademarked.A spokeswoman for the MS Trust, who said organisers of Coachella got in touch on July 23, told BBC News: “We’ve had to change the name to ‘MS Trust Home Festival’.
We are, of course, devastated by this, but the festival will still go ahead as planned.”The online festival will go ahead on August 22 and will feature comedy, music, yoga, dance and arts for people to view from home.Our festival has a new name!
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