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Liberation Guidelines

Here are the ground rules:

A song joins the list when it goes 1000 days without being fully played live by the full band, and it is "liberated" when it is fully played live by the full band. Our definition of "full band" is fairly loose but generally includes a minimum of Dave, Carter, and one other member of the current touring band.
A song qualifies if it has been fully played live by the full band five or more times. The exception is that officially-released, Dave-penned studio songs qualify as long as they have been fully played live by the full band at least once (e.g., Baby Blue, Let You Down).
A song is disqualified if it has not been fully played live by the full band five or more times or if it is in the Defunct category (e.g., #36, Leave Me Praying).

Top 10 Liberations (by days)

Little Thing
4.30.96 – 7.7.12 (5912 days)
Blue Water
2.25.95 – 4.24.09 (5172 days)
#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (4491 days)
Time of the Season
3.23.07 – 8.24.18 (4172 days)
Stand Up (for It)
10.1.07 – 5.18.18 (3882 days)
True Reflections
7.29.03 – 6.15.13 (3609 days)
#40
8.3.99 – 6.21.08 (3245 days)
Crazy Easy
9.8.04 – 7.23.13 (3240 days)
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
11.17.92 – 5.5.01 (3091 days)
Down by the River
5.27.07 – 6.26.15 (2952 days)

Top 10 Liberations (by shows)

#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (1214 shows)
Little Thing
4.30.96 – 7.7.12 (1166 shows)
Blue Water
2.25.95 – 4.24.09 (1081 shows)
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
11.17.92 – 5.5.01 (984 shows)
Time of the Season
3.23.07 – 8.24.18 (646 shows)
Christmas Song
12.8.93 – 12.2.98 (637 shows)
True Reflections
7.29.03 – 6.15.13 (618 shows)
Crazy Easy
9.8.04 – 7.23.13 (562 shows)
Maker, The
5.30.94 – 12.17.98 (556 shows)
#40
8.3.99 – 6.21.08 (553 shows)

Songs Most Liberated

Maker, The (5 times)
Christmas Song (4 times)
JTR (4 times)
Last Stop, The (4 times)
#34 (3 times)
Cortez the Killer (3 times)
Dreamgirl (3 times)
Fool to Think (3 times)
Help Myself (3 times)
I'll Back You Up (3 times)

Current Liberation List

#	Song	Missing Since	Days Since	Shows Since	Notes
1	People People	1.26.93	9861	2096	teased by Stefan in 2012
2	Spotlight	10.22.93	9592	1962	teased once in 1994 and once in 1997
3	Get in Line	12.31.94	9157	1724	reportedly soundchecked in 1999
4	Let You Down	6.20.97	8255	1412	played by Dave & Tim in 1997; teased by Stefan in 2003 & 2013; played by Dave solo in 2015
5	For the Beauty of Wynona	9.10.00	7077	1170	played by Dave solo in 2002 and by Dave & Tim in 2003
6	Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard	5.5.01	6840	1138	played by Dave & Paul Simon in 2014
7	Mother Father	8.26.01	6727	1089
8	Angel from Montgomery	8.26.01	6727	1089	played by Dave & Tim in 2009 and 2018; played by Dave & Brandi Carlile in 2011 and 2012; played by Dave solo in 2015
9	Angel	7.5.03	6049	980
10	Exodus	10.2.07	4499	686
11	Dream So Real, A	6.21.08	4236	668
12	#40	6.21.08	4236	668	teased and partially played often; played by Dave solo on 7.4.15
13	Money (That's What I Want)	7.26.08	4201	652
14	Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)	8.30.08	4166	633	sister song played by Dave solo on 1.21.14
15	Money	9.6.08	4159	630
16	Blue Water	4.25.09	3928	616	played occasionally by Dave & Tim; teased or partially played occasinally by full band (most recently in 2014)
17	Melissa	9.29.09	3771	539	played by Dave & Tim in 2017
18	Road	6.18.10	3509	501	only ever played with Danny Barnes as a guest
19	Some Devil	7.21.10	3476	484	played regularly by Dave solo
20	Baby Blue	8.27.10	3439	470	played by Dave solo in 2011 and 2012
21	Sweet Up and Down	8.31.10	3435	468
22	Busted Stuff	9.3.10	3432	467
23	Break for It	9.5.10	3430	465
24	American Baby Intro	9.18.11	3052	426
25	Blackjack	6.2.12	2794	416
26	Little Thing	7.13.12	2753	394	played regularly by Dave & Tim
27	Beach Ball	7.20.12	2746	391	played by Dave solo in 2014 and 2015
28	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	5.17.13	2445	360
29	True Reflections	6.15.13	2416	347
30	Good Times Bad Times	6.29.13	2402	340
31	Eh Hee	7.3.13	2398	338
32	Broken Things	7.24.13	2377	327
33	Kit Kat Jam	7.26.13	2375	326
34	Crazy Easy	8.30.13	2340	321
35	Gaucho	9.1.13	2338	319
36	(Don't Fear) The Reaper	9.8.13	2331	315
37	American Baby	5.30.14	2067	296
38	Take Me to Tomorrow	7.16.14	2020	275	played by Dave & Tim in 2015 and by Dave solo in 2014, 2015, and 2017
39	Riff, The	7.22.14	2014	272
40	Good Good Time	8.29.14	1976	264
41	Slip Slidin' Away	8.31.14	1974	262
42	Sugar Man	9.6.14	1968	260
43	Long Black Veil	7.8.15	1663	232
44	I Did It	7.21.15	1650	225
45	Pay for What You Get	8.1.15	1639	219
46	Dreaming Tree, The	8.29.15	1611	217
47	Snow Outside	9.5.15	1604	214
48	Down by the River	9.9.15	1600	212
49	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	9.11.15	1598	211
50	Sweet	9.13.15	1596	209
51	Loving Wings	10.17.15	1562	204
52	Still Water	10.27.15	1552	198
53	Shotgun	5.11.16	1355	185
54	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	5.21.16	1345	179
55	Out of My Hands	6.28.16	1307	164
56	Dive In	7.9.16	1296	159
57	Death on the High Seas	7.29.16	1276	148
58	If Only	8.27.16	1247	145
59	Bismarck	8.30.16	1244	143
60	Oh	9.2.16	1241	142
61	Cry Freedom	9.3.16	1240	141

All Liberated Songs

#	Song	Missing Since	Liberation Date	Days Since	Shows Since
1	Christmas Song	12.8.93	12.2.98	1820	637
2	Maker, The	5.30.94	12.17.98	1662	556
3	#40	6.26.95	6.22.99	1457	379
4	Exodus	5.11.96	12.13.00	1677	404
5	Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard	11.17.92	5.5.01	3091	984
6	Halloween	12.15.98	9.8.02	1363	278
7	Last Stop, The	7.11.99	6.17.03	1437	243
8	Typical Situation	8.26.00	6.17.03	1025	188
9	Pay for What You Get	7.7.99	6.18.03	1442	247
10	Cry Freedom	7.10.99	6.18.03	1439	245
11	Dreaming Tree, The	8.6.99	6.18.03	1412	228
12	Maker, The	8.29.00	6.18.03	1023	187
13	I'll Back You Up	9.13.00	6.24.03	1014	181
14	Spoon	11.21.98	7.29.03	1711	329
15	#34	3.23.93	7.9.05	4491	1214
16	Exodus	12.13.00	9.12.05	1734	337
17	Christmas Song	12.19.98	11.29.05	2537	466
18	JTR	8.28.01	4.29.06	1705	287
19	Raven	7.29.02	5.30.06	1401	220
20	Proudest Monkey	9.8.02	5.30.06	1360	203
21	Dreaming Tree, The	8.7.03	6.3.06	1031	162
22	Digging a Ditch	8.31.03	6.3.06	1007	155
23	Big Eyed Fish	8.8.02	6.7.06	1399	219
24	So Right	7.19.03	6.10.06	1057	178
25	Pay for What You Get	8.24.03	6.20.06	1031	169
26	Last Stop, The	8.8.03	7.2.06	1059	177
27	Sleep to Dream Her	9.9.03	7.28.06	1053	170
28	Maker, The	9.6.03	3.23.07	1294	205
29	Sweet Up and Down	7.25.00	8.7.07	2569	476
30	Fool to Think	9.4.04	9.21.07	1112	199
31	Long Black Veil	8.1.03	6.6.08	1771	286
32	#40	8.3.99	6.21.08	3245	553
33	Space Between, The	7.13.04	6.28.08	1446	256
34	Sugar Will	10.5.04	7.9.08	1373	227
35	Help Myself	9.4.04	7.12.08	1407	236
36	Spoon	9.14.03	8.9.08	1791	298
37	Blue Water	2.25.95	4.24.09	5172	1081
38	Big Eyed Fish	9.12.06	3.14.10	1279	238
39	Busted Stuff	5.18.02	5.28.10	2932	534
40	Kit Kat Jam	7.30.03	5.28.10	2494	452
41	Hello Again	9.10.05	5.28.10	1721	305
42	JTR	9.3.06	5.28.10	1363	244
43	So Right	9.22.06	5.29.10	1345	238
44	Digging a Ditch	9.9.06	6.2.10	1362	244
45	Cry Freedom	3.27.05	6.5.10	1896	368
46	Still Water	8.17.07	7.9.10	1057	221
47	Minarets	12.13.05	7.21.10	1681	319
48	Some Devil	8.26.07	7.21.10	1060	222
49	Good Good Time	10.2.04	7.30.10	2127	408
50	Last Stop, The	9.12.06	7.31.10	1418	274
51	Cortez the Killer	10.21.06	7.31.10	1379	267
52	If I Had It All	9.14.07	8.25.10	1076	226
53	American Baby Intro	11.15.07	8.27.10	1016	213
54	Fool to Think	9.26.07	9.4.10	1074	224
55	I Did It	9.4.04	9.5.10	2192	427
56	Christmas Song	12.15.05	9.18.10	1738	344
57	Captain	7.27.04	6.24.11	2523	471
58	Break Free	9.13.06	6.25.11	1746	312
59	Kill the King	7.1.06	6.26.11	1821	344
60	Joyride	6.24.06	7.8.11	1840	348
61	American Baby	8.1.06	9.2.11	1858	343
62	Beach Ball	5.1.09	5.18.12	1113	187
63	You Never Know	7.31.09	5.18.12	1022	144
64	Help Myself	8.29.08	5.28.12	1368	216
65	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	12.15.05	6.3.12	2362	387
66	Typical Situation	9.10.09	6.22.12	1016	146
67	Little Thing	4.30.96	7.7.12	5912	1166
68	Dreamgirl	6.4.10	5.17.13	1078	148
69	Recently	7.9.10	5.26.13	1052	136
70	JTR	7.13.10	5.26.13	1048	134
71	Hunger for the Great Light	9.22.07	5.29.13	2076	339
72	True Reflections	7.29.03	6.15.13	3609	618
73	Space Between, The	7.2.08	6.22.13	1816	318
74	Crazy Easy	9.8.04	7.23.13	3240	562
75	Kit Kat Jam	7.1.10	7.24.13	1119	167
76	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.7.08	7.27.13	1784	304
77	#34	10.2.07	8.31.13	2160	366
78	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	8.30.08	5.16.14	2085	332
79	Pay for What You Get	7.12.08	5.24.14	2142	359
80	I'll Back You Up	11.17.10	5.24.14	1284	147
81	Good Good Time	7.30.10	6.13.14	1414	189
82	Sledgehammer	3.14.10	7.4.14	1573	233
83	Burning Down the House	9.18.11	7.12.14	1028	149
84	Steady As We Go	8.6.06	8.31.14	2947	509
85	Maker, The	9.3.11	6.3.15	1369	184
86	Cortez the Killer	9.17.11	6.10.15	1362	185
87	Down by the River	5.27.07	6.26.15	2952	489
88	Smooth Rider	7.18.09	6.26.15	2169	340
89	I Did It	9.15.10	7.17.15	1766	233
90	Sugar Will	3.7.10	5.7.16	2253	332
91	Last Stop, The	11.20.10	5.7.16	1995	256
92	Shotgun	7.23.13	5.11.16	1023	143
93	Dreamgirl	7.6.13	5.13.16	1042	152
94	Dive In	9.16.11	5.14.16	1702	245
95	Break Free	9.17.11	5.17.16	1704	245
96	Fool to Think	7.9.13	6.24.16	1081	169
97	Time Bomb	7.6.13	2.3.18	1673	198
98	Alligator Pie	7.13.13	2.3.18	1666	194
99	Runnin' Down a Dream	9.7.13	2.3.18	1610	178
100	You Never Know	7.26.14	2.3.18	1288	131
101	Stand Up (for It)	10.1.07	5.18.18	3882	550
102	What You Are	5.31.13	5.18.18	1813	215
103	#27	7.23.14	5.18.18	1395	134
104	Louisiana Bayou	7.18.15	5.18.18	1035	89
105	Steady As We Go	8.31.14	5.19.18	1357	126
106	Hello Again	6.30.10	5.22.18	2883	360
107	Smooth Rider	6.26.15	6.2.18	1072	110
108	Captain	9.12.15	6.23.18	1015	92
109	Sledgehammer	7.17.15	6.29.18	1078	111
110	JTR	7.3.13	7.14.18	1837	230
111	Time of the Season	3.23.07	8.24.18	4172	646
112	Write a Song	7.14.15	8.25.18	1138	133
113	Spaceman	11.11.15	8.31.18	1024	95
114	#34	9.7.13	9.7.18	1826	226
115	Kill the King	6.26.11	11.27.18	2711	352
116	Sweet Emotion	7.10.11	11.27.18	2697	349
117	Sleep to Dream Her	5.29.13	11.27.18	2008	267
118	Cortez the Killer	6.10.15	11.30.18	1269	158
119	Christmas Song	6.28.14	12.7.18	1623	203
120	Dreamgirl	5.13.16	3.6.19	1027	111
121	Help Myself	6.29.13	3.10.19	2080	269
122	Sugar Will	7.30.16	6.15.19	1050	105
123	Maker, The	9.4.16	6.15.19	1014	98
124	If I Had It All	5.19.12	6.28.19	2596	386
125	Water into Wine	6.26.15	6.29.19	1464	202
126	Joyride	8.30.13	7.12.19	2142	291
127	I'll Back You Up	7.1.15	7.27.19	1487	215
128	Spoon	8.30.14	8.24.19	1820	244
129	Drunken Soldier	11.11.15	8.30.19	1388	172

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