{"id":12946,"date":"2026-07-06T16:11:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/?post_type=venue&#038;p=12946"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:11:47","slug":"the-divine-london","status":"publish","type":"venue","link":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/venue\/the-divine-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The Divine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Divine is one of East London\u2019s most exciting LGBTQ+ venues, combining a lively queer bar, performance venue, drag hotspot, and late-night club in the heart of Dalston. Opened by the team behind the legendary <strong>The Glory<\/strong>, The Divine continues the tradition of championing alternative queer culture, creativity, and nightlife while providing an inclusive space where everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proudly owned by celebrated London drag icons Jonny Woo and John Sizzle, alongside nightlife pioneer Colin Rothbart, The Divine has quickly established itself as a leading destination for cutting-edge drag, cabaret, live music, comedy, theatre, club nights, and community events. The venue&#8217;s purpose-built performance space hosts an ever-changing programme featuring emerging artists, established performers, experimental shows, spoken word, and internationally acclaimed LGBTQ+ talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By day and early evening, guests can enjoy expertly crafted cocktails, beers, wines, and spirits in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere before the venue transforms into one of Dalston&#8217;s liveliest late-night destinations with DJs, themed parties, and packed dance floors. The Divine also regularly hosts fundraisers, cultural events, workshops, and community initiatives that celebrate London&#8217;s diverse queer community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With its creative energy, inclusive spirit, outstanding entertainment, and reputation for showcasing some of the UK&#8217;s most exciting LGBTQ+ performers, The Divine has become an essential destination for anyone looking to experience East London&#8217;s vibrant queer nightlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Address:<\/strong><br>The Divine<br>33 Stoke Newington Road<br>London N16 8BJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 020 7684 0794<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit The Divine in London, an LGBTQ+ bar and performance venue featuring drag shows, cabaret, live music, queer club nights, DJs and cocktails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":12947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"venuecat":[351],"venue_tags":[],"location":[80],"class_list":["post-12946","venue","type-venue","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","venuecat-lgbtq-queer-venues","location-london"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venue\/12946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venue"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/venue"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venue\/12946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12948,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venue\/12946\/revisions\/12948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"venuecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venuecat?post=12946"},{"taxonomy":"venue_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venue_tags?post=12946"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupfun.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=12946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}