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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)

Blue Water
2.25.95 – 4.24.09 (5172 days)
#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (4491 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)
Steady As We Go
8.6.06 – 8.31.14 (2947 days)
Busted Stuff
5.18.02 – 5.28.10 (2932 days)
Sweet Up and Down
7.25.00 – 8.7.07 (2569 days)

Top 10 Liberations (by shows)

#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (1203 shows)
Blue Water
2.25.95 – 4.24.09 (1080 shows)
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
11.17.92 – 5.5.01 (970 shows)
Christmas Song
12.8.93 – 12.2.98 (633 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 (555 shows)
#40
8.3.99 – 6.21.08 (553 shows)
Busted Stuff
5.18.02 – 5.28.10 (534 shows)
Steady As We Go
8.6.06 – 8.31.14 (509 shows)

Songs Most Liberated

Last Stop, The (4 times)
Maker, The (4 times)
Christmas Song (3 times)
Fool to Think (3 times)
JTR (3 times)
Pay for What You Get (3 times)
#34 (2 times)
#40 (2 times)
Big Eyed Fish (2 times)
Break Free (2 times)

Current Liberation List

#	Song	Missing Since	Days Since	Shows Since	Notes
1	People People	1.26.93	11020	2301	teased by Stefan in 2012
2	Spotlight	10.22.93	10751	2159	teased once in 1994 and once in 1997
3	Get in Line	12.31.94	10316	1920	reportedly soundchecked in 1999
4	Little Thing	4.30.96	9830	1760	played regularly by Dave & Tim and Dave solo; some full-band partials in 2012
5	Let You Down	6.20.97	9414	1609	played by Dave & Tim in 1997; teased by Stefan in 2003 & 2013
6	For the Beauty of Wynona	9.10.00	8236	1367	played by Dave solo in 2002 and by Dave & Tim in 2003
7	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	5.5.01	7999	1335	played by Dave & Paul Simon in 2014
8	Mother Father	8.26.01	7886	1286
9	Angel from Montgomery	8.26.01	7886	1286	played by Dave & Tim in 2009; played by Dave & Brandi Carlile in 2011 and 2012
10	Angel	7.5.03	7208	1177
11	Time of the Season	3.23.07	5851	939
12	Stand Up (For It)	10.1.07	5659	883	partially played several times in 2010
13	Exodus	10.2.07	5658	882
14	#40	6.21.08	5395	864	teased and partially played often
15	Dream So Real, A	6.21.08	5395	864
16	Money (That's What I Want)	7.26.08	5360	848
17	Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)	8.30.08	5325	829	sister song played by Dave solo on 1.21.14
18	Money	9.6.08	5318	826
19	Blue Water	4.25.09	5087	812	played occasionally by Dave & Tim; teased or partially played occasinally by full band (most recently in 2013)
20	Melissa	9.29.09	4930	735
21	Road	6.18.10	4668	697	only ever played with Danny Barnes as a guest
22	Hello Again	6.30.10	4656	691
23	Some Devil	7.21.10	4635	680	played regularly by Dave solo
24	Baby Blue	8.27.10	4598	666
25	Sweet Up and Down	8.31.10	4594	664
26	Busted Stuff	9.3.10	4591	663
27	Break for It	9.5.10	4589	661
28	Kill the King	6.26.11	4295	634
29	American Baby Intro	9.18.11	4211	622
30	If I Had It All	5.19.12	3967	620
31	Blackjack	6.2.12	3953	612
32	Beach Ball	7.20.12	3905	587
33	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	5.17.13	3604	556
34	Sleep to Dream Her	5.29.13	3592	549
35	What You Are	5.31.13	3590	548
36	True Reflections	6.15.13	3575	543
37	Help Myself	6.29.13	3561	536
38	Good Times Bad Times	6.29.13	3561	536
39	Eh Hee	7.3.13	3557	534
40	JTR	7.3.13	3557	534
41	Time Bomb	7.6.13	3554	532
42	Alligator Pie	7.13.13	3547	528
43	Broken Things	7.24.13	3536	523
44	Kit Kat Jam	7.26.13	3534	522
45	Joyride	8.30.13	3499	517
46	Crazy Easy	8.30.13	3499	517
47	Gaucho	9.1.13	3497	515
48	Runnin' Down a Dream	9.7.13	3491	512
49	#34	9.7.13	3491	512
50	(Don't Fear) The Reaper	9.8.13	3490	511
51	American Baby	5.30.14	3226	492
52	Christmas Song	6.28.14	3197	479
53	Take Me to Tomorrow	7.16.14	3179	471
54	Riff, The	7.22.14	3173	468
55	#27	7.23.14	3172	467
56	You Never Know	7.26.14	3169	465
57	Good Good Time	8.29.14	3135	460
58	Spoon	8.30.14	3134	459
59	Steady As We Go	8.31.14	3133	458
60	Slip Slidin' Away	8.31.14	3133	458
61	Sugar Man	9.6.14	3127	456
62	Cortez the Killer	6.10.15	2850	438
63	Smooth Rider	6.26.15	2834	435
64	Water into Wine	6.26.15	2834	435
65	I'll Back You Up	7.1.15	2829	432
66	Long Black Veil	7.8.15	2822	428
67	Write a Song	7.14.15	2816	425
68	Sledgehammer	7.17.15	2813	423
69	I Did It	7.21.15	2809	421
70	Pay for What You Get	8.1.15	2798	415
71	Dreaming Tree, The	8.29.15	2770	413
72	Lying in the Hands of God	9.5.15	2763	410
73	Snow Outside	9.5.15	2763	410
74	Down by the River	9.9.15	2759	408
75	Be Yourself	9.11.15	2757	407
76	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	9.11.15	2757	407
77	Captain	9.12.15	2756	406
78	Sweet	9.13.15	2755	405
79	Loving Wings	10.17.15	2721	400
80	Still Water	10.27.15	2711	394
81	Save Me	11.2.15	2705	390
82	Hunger for the Great Light	11.2.15	2705	390
83	Spaceman	11.11.15	2696	385
84	Drunken Soldier	11.11.15	2696	385
85	Virginia in the Rain	5.7.16	2518	382
86	Shotgun	5.11.16	2514	381
87	Improv/Jam	5.11.16	2514	381
88	Dreamgirl	5.13.16	2512	380
89	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	5.21.16	2504	375
90	Out of My Hands	6.28.16	2466	360
91	Dive In	7.9.16	2455	355
92	Drive In Drive Out	7.9.16	2455	355
93	Grace Is Gone	7.9.16	2455	355
94	Too Much	7.15.16	2449	352
95	So Much to Say	7.19.16	2445	350
96	Fool to Think	7.22.16	2442	348
97	Everyday	7.26.16	2438	346
98	Death on the High Seas	7.29.16	2435	344
99	Mercy	7.29.16	2435	344
100	Sugar Will	7.30.16	2434	343
101	So Right	8.26.16	2407	342
102	Space Between, The	8.27.16	2406	341
103	If Only	8.27.16	2406	341
104	Break Free	8.27.16	2406	341
105	Can't Stop	8.30.16	2403	339
106	Bismarck	8.30.16	2403	339
107	Digging a Ditch	8.30.16	2403	339
108	Big Eyed Fish	9.2.16	2400	338
109	Grey Street	9.2.16	2400	338
110	All Along the Watchtower	9.2.16	2400	338
111	Seek Up	9.2.16	2400	338
112	Don't Drink the Water	9.2.16	2400	338
113	Dancing Nancies	9.2.16	2400	338
114	Song That Jane Likes, The	9.2.16	2400	338
115	Recently	9.2.16	2400	338
116	Best of What's Around, The	9.2.16	2400	338
117	Warehouse	9.2.16	2400	338
118	Lover Lay Down	9.2.16	2400	338
119	What Would You Say	9.2.16	2400	338
120	Satellite	9.2.16	2400	338
121	Again and Again	9.2.16	2400	338
122	Belly Belly Nice	9.2.16	2400	338
123	Why I Am	9.2.16	2400	338
124	Seven	9.2.16	2400	338
125	You & Me	9.2.16	2400	338
126	Oh	9.2.16	2400	338
127	Stay or Leave	9.2.16	2400	338
128	Gravedigger	9.3.16	2399	337
129	Sister	9.3.16	2399	337
130	Shake Me Like a Monkey	9.3.16	2399	337
131	Squirm	9.3.16	2399	337
132	Funny the Way It Is	9.3.16	2399	337
133	Corn Bread	9.3.16	2399	337
134	Rooftop	9.3.16	2399	337
135	Black and Blue Bird	9.3.16	2399	337
136	Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)	9.3.16	2399	337
137	One Sweet World	9.3.16	2399	337
138	Two Step	9.3.16	2399	337
139	Tripping Billies	9.3.16	2399	337
140	Cry Freedom	9.3.16	2399	337
141	Jimi Thing	9.3.16	2399	337
142	Halloween	9.3.16	2399	337
143	Granny	9.3.16	2399	337
144	When the World Ends	9.3.16	2399	337
145	Bartender	9.3.16	2399	337
146	Raven	9.3.16	2399	337
147	Crush	9.3.16	2399	337
148	Rapunzel	9.3.16	2399	337
149	Pantala Naga Pampa	9.3.16	2399	337
150	Stone, The	9.4.16	2398	336
151	Stay (Wasting Time)	9.4.16	2398	336
152	Last Stop, The	9.4.16	2398	336
153	Where Are You Going	9.4.16	2398	336
154	Rhyme & Reason	9.4.16	2398	336
155	Lie in Our Graves	9.4.16	2398	336
156	Crash into Me	9.4.16	2398	336
157	Say Goodbye	9.4.16	2398	336
158	#41	9.4.16	2398	336
159	Pig	9.4.16	2398	336
160	Proudest Monkey	9.4.16	2398	336
161	Ants Marching	9.4.16	2398	336
162	Minarets	9.4.16	2398	336
163	Typical Situation	9.4.16	2398	336
164	Burning Down the House	9.4.16	2398	336
165	Idea of You	9.4.16	2398	336
166	You Might Die Trying	9.4.16	2398	336
167	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.4.16	2398	336
168	Maker, The	9.4.16	2398	336
169	So Damn Lucky	9.4.16	2398	336
170	Louisiana Bayou	5.18.18	1777	333

All Liberated Songs

#	Song	Missing Since	Liberation Date	Days Since	Shows Since
1	Christmas Song	12.8.93	12.2.98	1820	633
2	Maker, The	5.30.94	12.17.98	1662	555
3	#40	5.10.95	6.22.99	1504	390
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	970
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	1203
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	1080
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	Dreamgirl	6.4.10	5.17.13	1078	148
68	Recently	7.9.10	5.26.13	1052	136
69	JTR	7.13.10	5.26.13	1048	134
70	Hunger for the Great Light	9.22.07	5.29.13	2076	339
71	True Reflections	7.29.03	6.15.13	3609	618
72	Space Between, The	7.2.08	6.22.13	1816	318
73	Crazy Easy	9.8.04	7.23.13	3240	562
74	Kit Kat Jam	7.1.10	7.24.13	1119	167
75	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.7.08	7.27.13	1784	304
76	#34	10.2.07	8.31.13	2160	366
77	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	8.30.08	5.16.14	2085	332
78	Pay for What You Get	7.12.08	5.24.14	2142	359
79	I'll Back You Up	11.17.10	5.24.14	1284	147
80	Good Good Time	7.30.10	6.13.14	1414	189
81	Sledgehammer	3.14.10	7.4.14	1573	233
82	Burning Down the House	9.18.11	7.12.14	1028	149
83	Steady As We Go	8.6.06	8.31.14	2947	509
84	Maker, The	9.3.11	6.3.15	1369	184
85	Cortez the Killer	9.17.11	6.10.15	1362	185
86	Down by the River	5.27.07	6.26.15	2952	489
87	Smooth Rider	7.18.09	6.26.15	2169	340
88	I Did It	9.15.10	7.17.15	1766	233
89	Sugar Will	3.7.10	5.7.16	2253	332
90	Last Stop, The	11.20.10	5.7.16	1995	256
91	Shotgun	7.23.13	5.11.16	1023	143
92	Dreamgirl	7.6.13	5.13.16	1042	152
93	Dive In	9.16.11	5.14.16	1702	245
94	Break Free	9.17.11	5.17.16	1704	245
95	Fool to Think	7.9.13	6.24.16	1081	169
96	Louisiana Bayou	7.18.15	5.18.18	1035	88

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