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liberations

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)
Melissa
9.29.09 – 7.19.23 (5041 days)
Busted Stuff
9.3.10 – 5.9.23 (4631 days)
#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (4491 days)
Blackjack
6.2.12 – 8.30.24 (4472 days)
Rye Whiskey
7.5.09 – 9.17.21 (4457 days)
American Baby Intro
9.18.11 – 7.14.23 (4317 days)
Break for It
9.5.10 – 5.11.22 (4266 days)
Time of the Season
3.23.07 – 8.24.18 (4172 days)

Top 10 Liberations (by shows)

#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (1235 shows)
Little Thing
4.30.96 – 7.7.12 (1166 shows)
Blue Water
2.25.95 – 4.24.09 (1082 shows)
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
11.17.92 – 5.5.01 (1008 shows)
Melissa
9.29.09 – 7.19.23 (767 shows)
Blackjack
6.2.12 – 8.30.24 (719 shows)
Rye Whiskey
7.5.09 – 9.17.21 (685 shows)
Busted Stuff
9.3.10 – 5.9.23 (664 shows)
American Baby Intro
9.18.11 – 7.14.23 (651 shows)
American Baby
5.30.14 – 8.31.25 (649 shows)

Songs Most Liberated

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

Current Liberation List

#	Song	Missing Since	Days Since	Shows Since	Notes
1	People People	1.26.93	11922	2470	teased by Stefan in 2012; never fully played without Peter
2	Spotlight	10.22.93	11653	2318	teased once in 1994 and once in 1997
3	Get in Line	12.31.94	11218	2078	reportedly soundchecked in 1999
4	Let You Down	6.20.97	10316	1766	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	9138	1524	played by Dave solo in 2002 and by Dave & Tim in 2003
6	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	5.5.01	8901	1492	played by Dave & Paul Simon in 2014
7	Angel From Montgomery	8.26.01	8788	1443	played occasionally by Dave & Tim, Dave solo, and Dave with guests; never played by DMB without Boyd
8	Mother Father	8.26.01	8788	1443
9	Angel	7.5.03	8110	1335
10	Exodus	10.2.07	6560	1040
11	Dream So Real, A	6.21.08	6297	1022
12	#40	6.21.08	6297	1022	teased and partially played occasionally; played by Dave solo on 7.4.15
13	Money (That's What I Want)	7.26.08	6262	1006
14	Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)	8.30.08	6227	987	sister song played by Dave solo on 1.21.14
15	Money	9.6.08	6220	984
16	Blue Water	4.25.09	5989	970	played occasionally by Dave & Tim; teased or partially played occasinally by full band (most recently in 2014)
17	Road	6.18.10	5570	855	never played without Danny Barnes
18	Some Devil	7.21.10	5537	838	played regularly by Dave solo
19	Baby Blue	8.27.10	5500	824	played by Dave & Tim in 2010 and 2011 and by Dave solo in 2011, 2012, 2023, and 2024
20	Little Thing	7.13.12	4814	748	played by Dave solo on 11.7.15 and regularly by Dave & Tim
21	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	5.17.13	4506	714
22	True Reflections	6.15.13	4477	701	played regularly by Boyd with Crystal Garden in 2017; never played without Boyd
23	Good Times Bad Times	6.29.13	4463	694	played by Secret Stash on 8.26.17
24	Kit Kat Jam	7.26.13	4436	680
25	Crazy Easy	8.30.13	4401	675
26	Gaucho	9.1.13	4399	673
27	(Don't Fear) The Reaper	9.8.13	4392	669
28	Take Me to Tomorrow	7.16.14	4081	629	played by Dave & Tim in 2015 and occasionally by Dave solo
29	Good Good Time	8.29.14	4037	618	played by Dave solo regularly in 2015 and twice in 2017, and played by Dave & Tim in 2022 and 2023
30	Slip Slidin' Away	8.31.14	4035	616
31	Snow Outside	9.5.15	3665	568	played by Dave & Tim on 7.6.16 and twice partially in 2017
32	Still Water	10.27.15	3613	552
33	Out of My Hands	6.28.16	3368	518	played occasionally by Dave & Tim
34	Death on the High Seas	7.29.16	3337	502	played occasionally by Dave & Tim
35	Oh	9.2.16	3302	496	played regularly by Dave & Tim and Dave solo
36	Runnin' Down a Dream	2.3.18	2783	492
37	Sleep to Dream Her	11.29.18	2484	439
38	Belly Belly Nice	12.7.18	2476	434
39	Kill the King	12.8.18	2475	433
40	Sweet Emotion	12.14.18	2469	430
41	Save Me	4.1.19	2361	412	played on 9.3.21 without Carter or Stefan
42	Stand Up (For It)	6.21.19	2280	395
43	If I Had It All	6.28.19	2273	393
44	Fly Like an Eagle	10.20.19	2159	355
45	Beach Ball	2.28.20	2028	354	played by Dave solo on 4.16.21
46	Write a Song	8.25.21	1484	266
47	Rye Whiskey	10.9.21	1439	235	played regularly by Dave solo
48	Time of the Season	10.9.21	1439	235
49	Broken Things	11.9.21	1408	227
50	Time Bomb	5.21.22	1215	214
51	Sweet Up and Down	5.21.22	1215	214
52	Sugar Man	6.21.22	1184	200
53	#34	9.4.22	1109	178
54	Eh Hee	9.14.22	1099	175
55	That Girl Is You	11.16.22	1036	162
56	Come Tomorrow	11.16.22	1036	162
57	If Only	11.18.22	1034	161
58	Riff, The	11.18.22	1034	161

All Liberated Songs

#	Song	Missing Since	Liberation Date	Days Since	Shows Since
1	Christmas Song	12.8.93	12.2.98	1820	641
2	Maker, The	5.30.94	12.17.98	1662	557
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	1008
6	Halloween	12.15.98	9.8.02	1363	277
7	Last Stop, The	7.11.99	6.17.03	1437	242
8	Typical Situation	8.26.00	6.17.03	1025	187
9	Pay for What You Get	7.7.99	6.18.03	1442	246
10	Cry Freedom	7.10.99	6.18.03	1439	244
11	Dreaming Tree, The	8.6.99	6.18.03	1412	227
12	Maker, The	8.29.00	6.18.03	1023	186
13	I'll Back You Up	9.13.00	6.24.03	1014	180
14	Spoon	11.21.98	7.29.03	1711	328
15	#34	3.23.93	7.9.05	4491	1235
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	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	476
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	553
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	2.25.95	4.24.09	5172	1082
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	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	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	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	Joyride	8.30.13	7.12.19	2142	290
126	I'll Back You Up	7.1.15	7.27.19	1487	214
127	Spoon	8.30.14	8.24.19	1820	243
128	Drunken Soldier	11.11.15	8.30.19	1388	171
129	Sweet Up and Down	8.31.10	2.28.20	3468	468
130	Beach Ball	7.20.12	2.28.20	2779	391
131	Riff, The	7.22.14	2.28.20	2047	272
132	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	5.21.16	2.28.20	1378	179
133	Sweet	9.13.15	7.23.21	2140	281
134	So Damn Lucky	6.22.18	7.23.21	1127	191
135	Hello Again	9.2.18	7.23.21	1055	164
136	If Only	8.27.16	7.24.21	1792	219
137	When the World Ends	6.7.18	7.24.21	1143	200
138	Drive In Drive Out	6.1.18	7.27.21	1152	205
139	Spaceman	9.7.18	8.11.21	1069	171
140	Rye Whiskey	7.5.09	9.17.21	4457	685
141	Christmas Song	12.15.18	9.18.21	1008	179
142	Broken Things	7.24.13	11.5.21	3026	451
143	Dive In	7.9.16	11.5.21	1945	283
144	Break for It	9.5.10	5.11.22	4266	599
145	Shotgun	5.11.16	5.11.22	2191	319
146	Break Free	11.27.18	5.11.22	1261	220
147	Dreaming Tree, The	8.29.15	5.13.22	2449	352
148	Idea of You	7.26.19	5.13.22	1022	158
149	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.8.18	5.17.22	1347	226
150	Time Bomb	8.24.18	5.20.22	1365	236
151	Come On Come On	12.7.18	6.4.22	1275	225
152	Sugar Man	9.6.14	6.21.22	2845	414
153	Steady As We Go	7.14.18	7.2.22	1449	268
154	Pay for What You Get	8.1.15	7.9.22	2534	382
155	Fool to Think	6.29.19	7.15.22	1112	204
156	Cry Freedom	9.3.16	8.21.22	2178	313
157	Eh Hee	7.3.13	9.2.22	3348	512
158	Drunken Soldier	9.7.19	9.2.22	1091	187
159	Joyride	7.27.19	9.3.22	1134	197
160	#34	9.7.18	9.4.22	1458	266
161	Busted Stuff	9.3.10	5.9.23	4631	664
162	Bismarck	8.30.16	5.9.23	2443	340
163	Virginia in the Rain	7.1.18	5.9.23	1773	311
164	American Baby Intro	9.18.11	7.14.23	4317	651
165	Melissa	9.29.09	7.19.23	5041	767
166	Cortez the Killer	8.31.19	7.19.23	1418	245
167	Hunger for the Great Light	7.27.18	7.21.23	1820	329
168	Help Myself	3.10.19	7.21.23	1594	300
169	Spoon	8.24.19	8.24.23	1461	255
170	Long Black Veil	7.8.15	9.3.23	2979	473
171	Smooth Rider	8.27.19	11.18.23	1544	268
172	Dreamgirl	3.19.19	5.28.24	1897	342
173	Black and Blue Bird	6.23.18	6.1.24	2170	397
174	Sugar Will	9.18.21	7.16.24	1032	192
175	Blackjack	6.2.12	8.30.24	4472	719
176	Alligator Pie	2.3.18	8.31.24	2401	442
177	Burning Down the House	12.15.18	10.19.24	2135	385
178	Down by the River	9.9.15	11.22.24	3362	527
179	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	9.11.15	4.27.25	3516	529
180	Dive In	11.8.21	5.30.25	1299	196
181	Loving Wings	10.17.15	6.27.25	3541	538
182	I Did It	7.21.15	8.29.25	3692	576
183	American Baby	5.30.14	8.31.25	4111	649
184	Mercy	3.6.19	8.31.25	2370	426

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