Dekadance

Dekadance is a Swedish non-profit cultural association (ideell kulturförening) founded in 2004 that primarily organizes club events in Stockholm for people interested in fetish and BDSM. The club requires membership and enforces a dress code that includes latex/leather, uniforms, metal clothing, crossdressing, body painting, tattoos/piercings, and bondage. The music played at its events is mainly electronic. Dekadance is also the initiator of the Stockholm Fetish Weekend festival. The association operates a members-only website at dekadance.se, where a session cookie is used to store membership number and date of birth for age verification when entering the gallery. The site provides information about rules, dress code, tickets, and a gallery, and offers a digital membership card via medlem.dekadance.se. Upcoming events are announced on the site, with the next event listed as "To Be Announced" as of the latest updates in August 2026. Dekadance's emergence sparked public debate in Sweden, with numerous articles written about the club. Newspapers such as Expressen covered what was called "moral decay" (det "moraliska förfallet"). A writer in Ludvika Tidning praised pastor Åke Green and suggested that clubs like Dekadance were what he had in mind when making his statements, questioning whether moral decay could go further. Dekadance's then-board responded in a later issue, explaining that the association was newly formed and still in its start-up phase. On 25 May 2006, a protest was held against the Stockholm Licensing Unit (Tillståndsenheten) because the unit considered Dekadance's parties, as well as clubs like Patricia, problematic due to guests appearing with bare upper bodies and engaging in provocative dancing and sexual play. The protest was carried out with the HBT Liberals and the Liberal Youth League and drew about 60 people to Södra station in Södermalm. Later that year, it was decided that serving licenses for this type of club would be investigated and that the concept of public order had been interpreted too narrowly. The motion received support from the Social Democrats, the Green Party, the Moderates, the Liberals, and the Left Party. Dekadance continues to be an active part of Stockholm's fetish and BDSM community, organizing events such as PervPride, which was described as a success after participating in organizing the Kinkykvarteret in Pride District and then creating that year's edition of PervPride at Slakthuset. The association remains membership-based and focused on creating safe, themed spaces for like-minded individuals.

Dekadance was founded in 2004 as a non-profit cultural association (ideell kulturförening) in Stockholm, Sweden. Its purpose was to organize club events for people interested in fetish and BDSM, requiring membership and enforcing a dress code that includes latex/leather, uniforms, metal clothing, crossdressing, body painting, tattoos/piercings, and bondage. The music at these events is mainly electronic. The association's emergence sparked public debate in Sweden, with numerous articles written about the club. Newspapers such as Expressen covered what was called "moral decay" (det "moraliska förfallet"). A writer in Ludvika Tidning praised pastor Åke Green and suggested that clubs like Dekadance were what he had in mind when making his statements, questioning whether moral decay could go further. Dekadance's then-board responded in a later issue, explaining that the association was newly formed and still in its start-up phase. On 25 May 2006, a protest was held against the Stockholm Licensing Unit (Tillståndsenheten) because the unit considered Dekadance's parties, as well as clubs like Patricia, problematic due to guests appearing with bare upper bodies and engaging in provocative dancing and sexual play. The protest was carried out with the HBT Liberals and the Liberal Youth League and drew about 60 people to Södra station in Södermalm. Later that year, it was decided that serving licenses for this type of club would be investigated and that the concept of public order had been interpreted too narrowly. The motion received support from the Social Democrats, the Green Party, the Moderates, the Liberals, and the Left Party. Dekadance is also the initiator of the Stockholm Fetish Weekend festival. In recent years, the association has continued to organize events such as PervPride, which was described as a success after participating in organizing the Kinkykvarteret in Pride District and then creating that year's edition of PervPride at Slakthuset. The association operates a members-only website at dekadance.se, where a session cookie is used to store membership number and date of birth for age verification when entering the gallery. The site provides information about rules, dress code, tickets, and a gallery, and offers a digital membership card via medlem.dekadance.se. Upcoming events are announced on the site, with the next event listed as "To Be Announced" as of the latest updates in August 2026.

• 2026

  Launch of digital membership card and organization of PervPride at Slakthuset.

• 2006

  Protest against Stockholm Licensing Unit on 25 May; later that year, decision to investigate serving licenses for fetish clubs.

• 2004

  Dekadance founded as a non-profit cultural association in Stockholm.

Members-only fetish and BDSM club events with strict dress code and electronic music, creating a safe space for like-minded individuals in Stockholm.

• Club events

  Regular club nights in Stockholm for fetish and BDSM enthusiasts, with strict dress code and electronic music.

• Stockholm Fetish Weekend

  A festival initiated by Dekadance.

• PervPride

  An event organized by Dekadance, described as a success.

• Digital membership card

  Available via medlem.dekadance.se.

1. 1Dekadance official websitedekadance.se
2. 2Dekadance - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Dekadance - Swedish Wikipediasv.wikipedia.org