Clubs In Row Over Liquid Asset

Edinburgh'S biggest nightclub has sparked a row by planning to give itself a name similar to one of its main rivals.

The former Revolution nightclub on Lothian Road has unveiled plans to reopen as a club called Liquid, to the annoyance of the operators of the Liquid Room on Victoria Street. The troubled nightspot had been re-launched as a live music venue - Gig- in October, but this is understood to have flopped, despite hopes it would attract high-profile acts.

Now the club's owner, Luminar Leisure, has suddenly closed the premises and says it is not due to reopen until the summer as commercial dance club Liquid after a £2 million overhaul. Liquid is a chain of clubs throughout the UK, and the outlet is completely unrelated to the 800-capacity Liquid Room, one of the city's best-known music venues, which has hosted acts such as the Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay, Moby, Stereophonics and Travis since opening in 1997.