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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)

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	11202	2358	teased by Stefan in 2012
2	Spotlight	10.22.93	10933	2208	teased once in 1994 and once in 1997
3	Get in Line	12.31.94	10498	1967	reportedly soundchecked in 1999
4	Little Thing	4.30.96	10012	1806	played regularly by Dave & Tim and Dave solo; some full-band partials in 2012
5	Let You Down	6.20.97	9596	1655	played by Dave & Tim in 1997; teased by Stefan in 2003 & 2013
6	For the Beauty of Wynona	9.10.00	8418	1413	played by Dave solo in 2002 and by Dave & Tim in 2003
7	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	5.5.01	8181	1381	played by Dave & Paul Simon in 2014
8	Mother Father	8.26.01	8068	1332
9	Angel from Montgomery	8.26.01	8068	1332	played by Dave & Tim in 2009; played by Dave & Brandi Carlile in 2011 and 2012
10	Angel	7.5.03	7390	1223
11	Time of the Season	3.23.07	6033	985
12	Stand Up (For It)	10.1.07	5841	929	partially played several times in 2010
13	Exodus	10.2.07	5840	928
14	#40	6.21.08	5577	910	teased and partially played often
15	Dream So Real, A	6.21.08	5577	910
16	Money (That's What I Want)	7.26.08	5542	894
17	Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)	8.30.08	5507	875	sister song played by Dave solo on 1.21.14
18	Money	9.6.08	5500	872
19	Blue Water	4.25.09	5269	858	played occasionally by Dave & Tim; teased or partially played occasinally by full band (most recently in 2013)
20	Melissa	9.29.09	5112	781
21	Road	6.18.10	4850	743	only ever played with Danny Barnes as a guest
22	Hello Again	6.30.10	4838	737
23	Some Devil	7.21.10	4817	726	played regularly by Dave solo
24	Baby Blue	8.27.10	4780	712
25	Sweet Up and Down	8.31.10	4776	710
26	Busted Stuff	9.3.10	4773	709
27	Break for It	9.5.10	4771	707
28	Kill the King	6.26.11	4477	680
29	American Baby Intro	9.18.11	4393	668
30	If I Had It All	5.19.12	4149	666
31	Blackjack	6.2.12	4135	658
32	Beach Ball	7.20.12	4087	633
33	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	5.17.13	3786	602
34	Sleep to Dream Her	5.29.13	3774	595
35	What You Are	5.31.13	3772	594
36	True Reflections	6.15.13	3757	589
37	Help Myself	6.29.13	3743	582
38	Good Times Bad Times	6.29.13	3743	582
39	Eh Hee	7.3.13	3739	580
40	JTR	7.3.13	3739	580
41	Time Bomb	7.6.13	3736	578
42	Alligator Pie	7.13.13	3729	574
43	Broken Things	7.24.13	3718	569
44	Kit Kat Jam	7.26.13	3716	568
45	Joyride	8.30.13	3681	563
46	Crazy Easy	8.30.13	3681	563
47	Gaucho	9.1.13	3679	561
48	Runnin' Down a Dream	9.7.13	3673	558
49	#34	9.7.13	3673	558
50	(Don't Fear) The Reaper	9.8.13	3672	557
51	American Baby	5.30.14	3408	538
52	Christmas Song	6.28.14	3379	525
53	Take Me to Tomorrow	7.16.14	3361	517
54	Riff, The	7.22.14	3355	514
55	#27	7.23.14	3354	513
56	You Never Know	7.26.14	3351	511
57	Good Good Time	8.29.14	3317	506
58	Spoon	8.30.14	3316	505
59	Steady As We Go	8.31.14	3315	504
60	Slip Slidin' Away	8.31.14	3315	504
61	Sugar Man	9.6.14	3309	502
62	Cortez the Killer	6.10.15	3032	484
63	Smooth Rider	6.26.15	3016	481
64	Water into Wine	6.26.15	3016	481
65	I'll Back You Up	7.1.15	3011	478
66	Long Black Veil	7.8.15	3004	474
67	Write a Song	7.14.15	2998	471
68	Sledgehammer	7.17.15	2995	469
69	I Did It	7.21.15	2991	467
70	Pay for What You Get	8.1.15	2980	461
71	Dreaming Tree, The	8.29.15	2952	459
72	Lying in the Hands of God	9.5.15	2945	456
73	Snow Outside	9.5.15	2945	456
74	Down by the River	9.9.15	2941	454
75	Be Yourself	9.11.15	2939	453
76	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	9.11.15	2939	453
77	Captain	9.12.15	2938	452
78	Sweet	9.13.15	2937	451
79	Loving Wings	10.17.15	2903	446
80	Still Water	10.27.15	2893	440
81	Save Me	11.2.15	2887	436
82	Hunger for the Great Light	11.2.15	2887	436
83	Spaceman	11.11.15	2878	431
84	Drunken Soldier	11.11.15	2878	431
85	Virginia in the Rain	5.7.16	2700	428
86	Shotgun	5.11.16	2696	427
87	Improv/Jam	5.11.16	2696	427
88	Dreamgirl	5.13.16	2694	426
89	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	5.21.16	2686	421
90	Out of My Hands	6.28.16	2648	406
91	Dive In	7.9.16	2637	401
92	Drive In Drive Out	7.9.16	2637	401
93	Grace Is Gone	7.9.16	2637	401
94	Too Much	7.15.16	2631	398
95	So Much to Say	7.19.16	2627	396
96	Fool to Think	7.22.16	2624	394
97	Everyday	7.26.16	2620	392
98	Death on the High Seas	7.29.16	2617	390
99	Mercy	7.29.16	2617	390
100	Sugar Will	7.30.16	2616	389
101	So Right	8.26.16	2589	388
102	Space Between, The	8.27.16	2588	387
103	If Only	8.27.16	2588	387
104	Break Free	8.27.16	2588	387
105	Can't Stop	8.30.16	2585	385
106	Bismarck	8.30.16	2585	385
107	Digging a Ditch	8.30.16	2585	385
108	Big Eyed Fish	9.2.16	2582	384
109	Grey Street	9.2.16	2582	384
110	All Along the Watchtower	9.2.16	2582	384
111	Seek Up	9.2.16	2582	384
112	Don't Drink the Water	9.2.16	2582	384
113	Dancing Nancies	9.2.16	2582	384
114	Song That Jane Likes, The	9.2.16	2582	384
115	Recently	9.2.16	2582	384
116	Best of What's Around, The	9.2.16	2582	384
117	Warehouse	9.2.16	2582	384
118	Lover Lay Down	9.2.16	2582	384
119	What Would You Say	9.2.16	2582	384
120	Satellite	9.2.16	2582	384
121	Again and Again	9.2.16	2582	384
122	Belly Belly Nice	9.2.16	2582	384
123	Why I Am	9.2.16	2582	384
124	Seven	9.2.16	2582	384
125	You & Me	9.2.16	2582	384
126	Oh	9.2.16	2582	384
127	Stay or Leave	9.2.16	2582	384
128	Gravedigger	9.3.16	2581	383
129	Sister	9.3.16	2581	383
130	Shake Me Like a Monkey	9.3.16	2581	383
131	Squirm	9.3.16	2581	383
132	Funny the Way It Is	9.3.16	2581	383
133	Corn Bread	9.3.16	2581	383
134	Rooftop	9.3.16	2581	383
135	Black and Blue Bird	9.3.16	2581	383
136	Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)	9.3.16	2581	383
137	One Sweet World	9.3.16	2581	383
138	Two Step	9.3.16	2581	383
139	Tripping Billies	9.3.16	2581	383
140	Cry Freedom	9.3.16	2581	383
141	Jimi Thing	9.3.16	2581	383
142	Halloween	9.3.16	2581	383
143	Granny	9.3.16	2581	383
144	When the World Ends	9.3.16	2581	383
145	Bartender	9.3.16	2581	383
146	Raven	9.3.16	2581	383
147	Crush	9.3.16	2581	383
148	Rapunzel	9.3.16	2581	383
149	Pantala Naga Pampa	9.3.16	2581	383
150	Stone, The	9.4.16	2580	382
151	Stay (Wasting Time)	9.4.16	2580	382
152	Last Stop, The	9.4.16	2580	382
153	Where Are You Going	9.4.16	2580	382
154	Rhyme & Reason	9.4.16	2580	382
155	Lie in Our Graves	9.4.16	2580	382
156	Crash into Me	9.4.16	2580	382
157	Say Goodbye	9.4.16	2580	382
158	#41	9.4.16	2580	382
159	Pig	9.4.16	2580	382
160	Proudest Monkey	9.4.16	2580	382
161	Ants Marching	9.4.16	2580	382
162	Minarets	9.4.16	2580	382
163	Typical Situation	9.4.16	2580	382
164	Burning Down the House	9.4.16	2580	382
165	Idea of You	9.4.16	2580	382
166	You Might Die Trying	9.4.16	2580	382
167	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.4.16	2580	382
168	Maker, The	9.4.16	2580	382
169	So Damn Lucky	9.4.16	2580	382
170	Louisiana Bayou	5.18.18	1959	379

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

All statistical information and computations copyright ©2002, Matias Nino and Rob Bokon. No portion of dmbalmanac.com may be reproduced without permission. Portions of the site, specifically lyrics and songtitles are copyright Colden Grey, Ltd., Bama Rags Records, Red Light Management, RCA and/or BMG. Show posters are copyright their respective artists.

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