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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
8.18.95 – 4.24.09 (4998 days)
#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (4491 days)
Rye Whiskey
7.5.09 – 9.17.21 (4457 days)
Break for It
9.5.10 – 5.11.22 (4266 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)
Sweet Up and Down
8.31.10 – 2.28.20 (3468 days)
#40
8.3.99 – 6.21.08 (3245 days)

Top 10 Liberations (by shows)

#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (1224 shows)
Little Thing
4.30.96 – 7.7.12 (1167 shows)
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
11.17.92 – 5.5.01 (994 shows)
Blue Water
8.18.95 – 4.24.09 (974 shows)
Rye Whiskey
7.5.09 – 9.17.21 (687 shows)
Time of the Season
3.23.07 – 8.24.18 (646 shows)
Christmas Song
12.8.93 – 12.2.98 (639 shows)
True Reflections
7.29.03 – 6.15.13 (619 shows)
Break for It
9.5.10 – 5.11.22 (601 shows)
Crazy Easy
9.8.04 – 7.23.13 (563 shows)

Songs Most Liberated

Christmas Song (5 times)
Maker, The (5 times)
Fool to Think (4 times)
JTR (4 times)
Last Stop, The (4 times)
Pay for What You Get (4 times)
#34 (3 times)
Break Free (3 times)
Cortez the Killer (3 times)
Dreamgirl (3 times)

Current Liberation List

#	Song	Missing Since	Days Since	Shows Since	Notes
1	People People	1.26.93	10786	2277	teased by Stefan in 2012; never fully played without Peter
2	Spotlight	10.22.93	10517	2135	teased once in 1994 and once in 1997
3	Get in Line	12.31.94	10082	1896	reportedly soundchecked in 1999
4	Let You Down	6.20.97	9180	1585	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	8002	1343	played by Dave solo in 2002 and by Dave & Tim in 2003
6	Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard	5.5.01	7765	1311	played by Dave & Paul Simon in 2014
7	Angel from Montgomery	8.26.01	7652	1262	played occasionally by Dave & Tim, Dave solo, and Dave with guests; never played by DMB without Boyd
8	Mother Father	8.26.01	7652	1262
9	Angel	7.5.03	6974	1153
10	Exodus	10.2.07	5424	858
11	Dream So Real, A	6.21.08	5161	840
12	#40	6.21.08	5161	840	teased and partially played occasionally; played by Dave solo on 7.4.15
13	Money (That's What I Want)	7.26.08	5126	824
14	Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)	8.30.08	5091	805	sister song played by Dave solo on 1.21.14
15	Money	9.6.08	5084	802
16	Blue Water	4.25.09	4853	788	played occasionally by Dave & Tim; teased or partially played occasinally by full band (most recently in 2014)
17	Melissa	9.29.09	4696	711	played by Dave & Tim in 2017
18	Road	6.18.10	4434	673	never played without Danny Barnes
19	Some Devil	7.21.10	4401	656	played regularly by Dave solo
20	Baby Blue	8.27.10	4364	642	played by Dave & Tim in 2010 and 2011 and by Dave solo in 2011 and 2012
21	Busted Stuff	9.3.10	4357	639
22	American Baby Intro	9.18.11	3977	598	lyrics interpolated in Lying in the Hands of God outro since 2018
23	Blackjack	6.2.12	3719	588
24	Little Thing	7.13.12	3678	566	played by Dave solo on 11.7.15 and regularly by Dave & Tim
25	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	5.17.13	3370	532
26	True Reflections	6.15.13	3341	519	played regularly by Boyd with Crystal Garden in 2017; never played without Boyd
27	Good Times Bad Times	6.29.13	3327	512	played by Secret Stash on 8.26.17
28	Eh Hee	7.3.13	3323	510	played by Dave & Tim on 2.23.17
29	Kit Kat Jam	7.26.13	3300	498
30	Crazy Easy	8.30.13	3265	493
31	Gaucho	9.1.13	3263	491
32	(Don't Fear) The Reaper	9.8.13	3256	487
33	American Baby	5.30.14	2992	468	played by Dave solo on 8.30.20
34	Take Me to Tomorrow	7.16.14	2945	447	played by Dave & Tim in 2015 and by Dave solo in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2021
35	Good Good Time	8.29.14	2901	436	played by Dave solo regularly in 2015 and twice in 2017
36	Slip Slidin' Away	8.31.14	2899	434
37	Long Black Veil	7.8.15	2588	404	played by Dave solo in 2015 and by Dave & Tim in 2017
38	I Did It	7.21.15	2575	397
39	Snow Outside	9.5.15	2529	386	played by Dave & Tim on 7.6.16 and twice partially in 2017
40	Down by the River	9.9.15	2525	384
41	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	9.11.15	2523	383	frequently interpolated, played on 9.3.21 without Carter and Stefan
42	Loving Wings	10.17.15	2487	376	played occasionally by Dave & Tim and Dave solo
43	Still Water	10.27.15	2477	370
44	Out of My Hands	6.28.16	2232	336	played occasionally by Dave & Tim
45	Death on the High Seas	7.29.16	2201	320	played occasionally by Dave & Tim
46	Bismarck	8.30.16	2169	315	played by Dave & Tim in 2017, 2018, and 2022
47	Oh	9.2.16	2166	314	played regularly by Dave & Tim and Dave solo
48	Cry Freedom	9.3.16	2165	313	played occasionally by Dave & Tim
49	Alligator Pie	2.3.18	1647	310	played by Dave solo in 2019 and by Dave & Tim in 2020
50	Runnin' Down a Dream	2.3.18	1647	310
51	Black and Blue Bird	6.23.18	1507	290
52	Virginia in the Rain	7.1.18	1499	286	played occasionally by Dave & Tim and Dave solo
53	Hunger for the Great Light	7.27.18	1473	272
54	#34	9.7.18	1431	262
55	Sleep to Dream Her	11.29.18	1348	257
56	Belly Belly Nice	12.7.18	1340	252
57	Kill the King	12.8.18	1339	251
58	Sweet Emotion	12.14.18	1333	248
59	Burning Down the House	12.15.18	1332	247
60	Mercy	3.6.19	1251	245	played once by Dave and Tim in 2019 and several times by Dave solo
61	Help Myself	3.10.19	1247	243
62	Dreamgirl	3.19.19	1238	238
63	Save Me	4.1.19	1225	230	played on 9.3.21 without Carter or Stefan
64	Stand Up (for It)	6.21.19	1144	213
65	If I Had It All	6.28.19	1137	211
66	Joyride	7.27.19	1108	194
67	Spoon	8.24.19	1080	192
68	Smooth Rider	8.27.19	1077	191
69	Cortez the Killer	8.31.19	1073	189
70	Drunken Soldier	9.7.19	1066	185
71	Fly Like an Eagle	10.20.19	1023	173

All Liberated Songs

#	Song	Missing Since	Liberation Date	Days Since	Shows Since
1	Christmas Song	12.8.93	12.2.98	1820	639
2	Maker, The	5.30.94	12.17.98	1662	557
3	#40	6.26.95	6.22.99	1457	380
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	994
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	1224
16	Exodus	12.13.00	9.12.05	1734	338
17	Christmas Song	12.19.98	11.29.05	2537	467
18	JTR	8.28.01	4.29.06	1705	288
19	Raven	7.29.02	5.30.06	1401	221
20	Proudest Monkey	9.8.02	5.30.06	1360	204
21	Dreaming Tree, The	8.7.03	6.3.06	1031	163
22	Digging a Ditch	8.31.03	6.3.06	1007	156
23	Big Eyed Fish	8.8.02	6.7.06	1399	220
24	So Right	7.19.03	6.10.06	1057	179
25	Pay for What You Get	8.24.03	6.20.06	1031	170
26	Last Stop, The	8.8.03	7.2.06	1059	178
27	Sleep to Dream Her	9.9.03	7.28.06	1053	171
28	Maker, The	9.6.03	3.23.07	1294	206
29	Sweet Up and Down	7.25.00	8.7.07	2569	477
30	Fool to Think	9.4.04	9.21.07	1112	200
31	Long Black Veil	8.1.03	6.6.08	1771	287
32	#40	8.3.99	6.21.08	3245	554
33	Space Between, The	7.13.04	6.28.08	1446	257
34	Sugar Will	10.5.04	7.9.08	1373	228
35	Help Myself	9.4.04	7.12.08	1407	237
36	Spoon	9.14.03	8.9.08	1791	299
37	Blue Water	8.18.95	4.24.09	4998	974
38	Big Eyed Fish	9.12.06	3.14.10	1279	238
39	Busted Stuff	5.18.02	5.28.10	2932	535
40	Kit Kat Jam	7.30.03	5.28.10	2494	453
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	369
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	409
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	428
56	Christmas Song	12.15.05	9.18.10	1738	344
57	Captain	7.27.04	6.24.11	2523	472
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	1167
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	619
73	Space Between, The	7.2.08	6.22.13	1816	318
74	Crazy Easy	9.8.04	7.23.13	3240	563
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	104
123	Maker, The	9.4.16	6.15.19	1014	97
124	If I Had It All	5.19.12	6.28.19	2596	385
125	Water into Wine	6.26.15	6.29.19	1464	201
126	Joyride	8.30.13	7.12.19	2142	290
127	I'll Back You Up	7.1.15	7.27.19	1487	214
128	Spoon	8.30.14	8.24.19	1820	243
129	Drunken Soldier	11.11.15	8.30.19	1388	171
130	Sweet Up and Down	8.31.10	2.28.20	3468	468
131	Beach Ball	7.20.12	2.28.20	2779	391
132	Riff, The	7.22.14	2.28.20	2047	272
133	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	5.21.16	2.28.20	1378	179
134	Sweet	9.13.15	7.23.21	2140	283
135	So Damn Lucky	6.22.18	7.23.21	1127	193
136	Hello Again	9.2.18	7.23.21	1055	166
137	If Only	8.27.16	7.24.21	1792	221
138	When the World Ends	6.7.18	7.24.21	1143	202
139	Drive In Drive Out	6.1.18	7.27.21	1152	207
140	Spaceman	9.7.18	8.11.21	1069	173
141	Rye Whiskey	7.5.09	9.17.21	4457	687
142	Christmas Song	12.15.18	9.18.21	1008	181
143	Broken Things	7.24.13	11.5.21	3026	453
144	Dive In	7.9.16	11.5.21	1945	285
145	Break for It	9.5.10	5.11.22	4266	601
146	Shotgun	5.11.16	5.11.22	2191	321
147	Break Free	11.27.18	5.11.22	1261	222
148	Dreaming Tree, The	8.29.15	5.13.22	2449	354
149	Idea of You	7.26.19	5.13.22	1022	160
150	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.8.18	5.17.22	1347	228
151	Time Bomb	8.24.18	5.20.22	1365	238
152	Come On Come On	12.7.18	6.4.22	1275	227
153	Sugar Man	9.6.14	6.21.22	2845	416
154	Steady As We Go	7.14.18	7.2.22	1449	270
155	Pay for What You Get	8.1.15	7.9.22	2534	384
156	Fool to Think	6.29.19	7.15.22	1112	206

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