Decompression is run by you. Volunteer and give back to the magic.

Become a member and join the volunteer team!

BE PART OF IT

Everyone, absolutely everyone on the Decom team is a volunteer—from the greeters welcoming you at the gates to the artists and DJs; from the artists and web team to the humans dedicated to your welfare and safety.

To join the Decom volunteers you need to be a Decom member, and roles will be visible when you register and log in as a member. Please note volunteers also need to buy tickets for London Decompression 2024.

Openings to run theme camps, workshops, submit art and DJ have now been filled, but please read on to get a flavour of some of the openings for which we still need volunteers:

Email volunteering team

Email entertainment team

EVENT OPERATIONS ROLES

We have great opportunities to help run the event on the night and provide a friendly welcome for our burner community.

Graters check tickets and give people a warm welcome as they arrive.

Rangers patrol the event and make sure everyone is ok, responding to issues when they arise.

Welfairies hold the welfare space, offering support, reassurance, tea and snacks to those who need some calm.
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EVENT DESIGN ROLES

If you’re creative or just want to get stuck in with the build, this is for you.

The Decor Team welcomes ALL makers and artists, no matter your skill or experience, to help make decor and set up the incredible decorations on the day. They also need people who can help collect deliveries or host maker sessions.

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LOGISTICS ROLES

We’re in need of organised people who want (need!) to help things run smoothly.

Transport If you’ve got a driving license and a vehicle, you can help get everything to the celebration and/or everything off site after the event.

The Strike Team needs plenty of hands to pack down at the close of the event.

Fluffers look after build volunteers and strike volunteers before and after the event, making sure they are fed and watered.

Lost and Found Help reunite absent-minded burners with their treasured possessions.

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ENTS APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED

The entertainment team has closed applications for DJs, artists, theme camps and workshops.

If you have any questions about this, please email the Ents Team.

The Principles

Theme Camps

Theme camps take full ownership for programming a room or an outdoor space at Decom. You’ll get to decorate and set-up the space, including sound and lighting (the venue will provide basic set-up for most rooms), and schedule your own activities, performances, workshops or DJs.

Previously we’ve had a techno dance club vibes room, a cabaret lounge, a psychedelic party room, a chillout space – anything goes!

Applications Closed

How it Works

You’re involved by being there, you can get more involved once
you’ve become a member and bought your ticket.
There you’ll see an option to sign up for volunteer shifts,
an essential part of the Decom experience.

Got an idea, or more to give?

Email us, and we’ll help make your dreams a reality.

Performances

Come and perform at Decom! This can be a performance on a stage, outside, or you can roam the entire venue – let us know what you have in mind.

Past performances have included: fire, aerial, live music, burlesque, comedy, and more – it’s up to you!

You don’t need to be a pro: this is a burn, and your chance to experiment, do something new, and get cheered on by a super friendly audience. Seriously, we’re mad supportive.

Applications Closed

Art

Bring your art and help us turn our new venue into a magical space! Your art can be an installation, a sculpture, visual art or projections. It can be interactive, it can be big, it can be small, it can be transparent – it’s up to you!

Applications Closed

Workshops

Workshops typically take place in an existing space for a shorter period of time.

The key thing that makes it different to a theme camp is that you’re not running decor for a space, or programming for anyone else’s act – you’re just hosting your workshop!

From making creepy masks to teaching others how to clown, from partner massages to shibari, from authentic relating to a silly dance workshop – anything goes!

Applications Closed

DJ

There’s 2 options for DJing at London Decompression: you can join forces with a theme camp, who are in charge of the programme for their space, or you can apply below.

Our DJ curators will select a small number of DJs to play the room curated by the London Decom Entertainment team.

We will also pair up theme camps who have capacity in their schedule with DJs who fit their vibe.

Applications Closed

THE COMMUNITY

London Decompression is built by our incredible community.
There are burners around the world. You are not alone.