Story
The Story of BREAD
A concise, evidence-aware history of BREAD's activity across club events and livestream fundraising.
This page summarizes the currently documented history of BREAD.
It is intentionally conservative: where claims are incomplete or still being verified, this text uses cautious language and points readers to the archive.
For source-linked records, use the BREAD Archive index and the Event List (Working).
Scope and evidence
The chronology below is based on materials currently tracked in this repository (archive notes, screenshot-derived records, and related working documents). It should be treated as a maintained draft history rather than a final account.
Chronological summary
2014–2015: Formation and first recurring events
Current records indicate a planning phase in 2014 and public event activity by 2015, including an early F8 run and numbered events through that year.
Founding credit is most consistently associated with Cage A (Kanav) and Prawns, with resident and collaborator participation expanding over time.
2016: Higher event cadence and broader bookings
Materials for 2016 show a denser event schedule and more frequent guest bookings.
Archive notes identify this period as a key phase for profile growth, including the often-referenced Jlin booking window and collaboration periods involving Sure Thing and Parameter.
2017–2018: Venue shift and end of the original run
Records indicate a shift in venue center-of-gravity toward Underground SF-era programming and related rooms.
The available timeline places the end of the original recurring club-night chapter in 2018.
2020–2021: Livestream and mutual-aid fundraising
During pandemic shutdowns, activity moved from in-person events to remote broadcasts and fundraiser streams.
Documented campaigns reference support for organizations including NBDA, Atlanta Solidarity Fund, Rebuilding Alliance, and Oxygen for India.
Working timeline snapshot
This table lists currently consolidated milestone markers. For full source rows and caveats, use the archive ledger.
| Date | Marker | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-13 | F8 pilot phase | Club night | Earliest stable marker for formal BREAD event activity in current records. |
| 2015-05-29 | Numbered-run onset | Club night | Confirms recurring programming cadence by spring 2015. |
| 2016-03-25 | Jlin-era milestone | Club night | Frequently cited booking period in archive notes. |
| 2016-08-19 | Tectonic / Different Circles-adjacent period | Club night | Indicates wider inter-scene collaboration in available materials. |
| 2017-05-26 | Underground SF-era marker | Club night | Represents late-stage venue transition period. |
| 2018-05-12 | Final chapter marker | Club night | End marker for the original club-night run in current timeline records. |
| 2021-01-02 | New Year fundraiser stream | Livestream | Mutual-aid fundraiser period. |
| 2021-03-13 | Six Years stream | Livestream | Anniversary stream in the same fundraising phase. |
| 2021-07-10 | Long Bread Summer | Livestream | Later fundraiser stream period with collaborators. |
Ongoing verification
This page should continue to be updated as additional primary artifacts are verified. Priority gaps include complete venue chronology, lineup-level attribution, and reconciliation of disputed dates across sources.