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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	11435	2388	teased by Stefan in 2012
2	Spotlight	10.22.93	11166	2237	teased once in 1994 and once in 1997
3	Get in Line	12.31.94	10731	1996	reportedly soundchecked in 1999
4	Little Thing	4.30.96	10245	1835	played regularly by Dave & Tim and Dave solo; some full-band partials in 2012
5	Let You Down	6.20.97	9829	1684	played by Dave & Tim in 1997; teased by Stefan in 2003 & 2013
6	For the Beauty of Wynona	9.10.00	8651	1442	played by Dave solo in 2002 and by Dave & Tim in 2003
7	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	5.5.01	8414	1410	played by Dave & Paul Simon in 2014
8	Mother Father	8.26.01	8301	1361
9	Angel from Montgomery	8.26.01	8301	1361	played by Dave & Tim in 2009; played by Dave & Brandi Carlile in 2011 and 2012
10	Angel	7.5.03	7623	1253
11	Time of the Season	3.23.07	6266	1015
12	Stand Up (For It)	10.1.07	6074	959	partially played several times in 2010
13	Exodus	10.2.07	6073	958
14	#40	6.21.08	5810	940	teased and partially played often
15	Dream So Real, A	6.21.08	5810	940
16	Money (That's What I Want)	7.26.08	5775	924
17	Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)	8.30.08	5740	905	sister song played by Dave solo on 1.21.14
18	Money	9.6.08	5733	902
19	Blue Water	4.25.09	5502	888	played occasionally by Dave & Tim; teased or partially played occasinally by full band (most recently in 2013)
20	Melissa	9.29.09	5345	811
21	Road	6.18.10	5083	773	only ever played with Danny Barnes as a guest
22	Hello Again	6.30.10	5071	767
23	Some Devil	7.21.10	5050	756	played regularly by Dave solo
24	Baby Blue	8.27.10	5013	742
25	Sweet Up and Down	8.31.10	5009	740
26	Busted Stuff	9.3.10	5006	739
27	Break for It	9.5.10	5004	737
28	Kill the King	6.26.11	4710	710
29	American Baby Intro	9.18.11	4626	698
30	If I Had It All	5.19.12	4382	696
31	Blackjack	6.2.12	4368	688
32	Beach Ball	7.20.12	4320	663
33	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	5.17.13	4019	632
34	Sleep to Dream Her	5.29.13	4007	625
35	What You Are	5.31.13	4005	624
36	True Reflections	6.15.13	3990	619
37	Help Myself	6.29.13	3976	612
38	Good Times Bad Times	6.29.13	3976	612
39	Eh Hee	7.3.13	3972	610
40	JTR	7.3.13	3972	610
41	Time Bomb	7.6.13	3969	608
42	Alligator Pie	7.13.13	3962	604
43	Broken Things	7.24.13	3951	599
44	Kit Kat Jam	7.26.13	3949	598
45	Joyride	8.30.13	3914	593
46	Crazy Easy	8.30.13	3914	593
47	Gaucho	9.1.13	3912	591
48	Runnin' Down a Dream	9.7.13	3906	588
49	#34	9.7.13	3906	588
50	(Don't Fear) The Reaper	9.8.13	3905	587
51	American Baby	5.30.14	3641	568
52	Christmas Song	6.28.14	3612	555
53	Take Me to Tomorrow	7.16.14	3594	547
54	Riff, The	7.22.14	3588	544
55	#27	7.23.14	3587	543
56	You Never Know	7.26.14	3584	541
57	Good Good Time	8.29.14	3550	536
58	Spoon	8.30.14	3549	535
59	Steady As We Go	8.31.14	3548	534
60	Slip Slidin' Away	8.31.14	3548	534
61	Sugar Man	9.6.14	3542	532
62	Cortez the Killer	6.10.15	3265	514
63	Smooth Rider	6.26.15	3249	511
64	Water into Wine	6.26.15	3249	511
65	I'll Back You Up	7.1.15	3244	508
66	Long Black Veil	7.8.15	3237	504
67	Write a Song	7.14.15	3231	501
68	Sledgehammer	7.17.15	3228	499
69	I Did It	7.21.15	3224	497
70	Pay for What You Get	8.1.15	3213	491
71	Dreaming Tree, The	8.29.15	3185	489
72	Lying in the Hands of God	9.5.15	3178	486
73	Snow Outside	9.5.15	3178	486
74	Down by the River	9.9.15	3174	484
75	Be Yourself	9.11.15	3172	483
76	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	9.11.15	3172	483
77	Captain	9.12.15	3171	482
78	Sweet	9.13.15	3170	481
79	Loving Wings	10.17.15	3136	476
80	Still Water	10.27.15	3126	470
81	Save Me	11.2.15	3120	466
82	Hunger for the Great Light	11.2.15	3120	466
83	Spaceman	11.11.15	3111	461
84	Drunken Soldier	11.11.15	3111	461
85	Virginia in the Rain	5.7.16	2933	458
86	Shotgun	5.11.16	2929	457
87	Improv/Jam	5.11.16	2929	457
88	Dreamgirl	5.13.16	2927	456
89	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	5.21.16	2919	451
90	Out of My Hands	6.28.16	2881	436
91	Dive In	7.9.16	2870	431
92	Drive In Drive Out	7.9.16	2870	431
93	Grace Is Gone	7.9.16	2870	431
94	Too Much	7.15.16	2864	428
95	So Much to Say	7.19.16	2860	426
96	Fool to Think	7.22.16	2857	424
97	Everyday	7.26.16	2853	422
98	Death on the High Seas	7.29.16	2850	420
99	Mercy	7.29.16	2850	420
100	Sugar Will	7.30.16	2849	419
101	So Right	8.26.16	2822	418
102	Space Between, The	8.27.16	2821	417
103	If Only	8.27.16	2821	417
104	Break Free	8.27.16	2821	417
105	Can't Stop	8.30.16	2818	415
106	Bismarck	8.30.16	2818	415
107	Digging a Ditch	8.30.16	2818	415
108	Big Eyed Fish	9.2.16	2815	414
109	Grey Street	9.2.16	2815	414
110	All Along the Watchtower	9.2.16	2815	414
111	Seek Up	9.2.16	2815	414
112	Don't Drink the Water	9.2.16	2815	414
113	Dancing Nancies	9.2.16	2815	414
114	Song That Jane Likes, The	9.2.16	2815	414
115	Recently	9.2.16	2815	414
116	Best of What's Around, The	9.2.16	2815	414
117	Warehouse	9.2.16	2815	414
118	Lover Lay Down	9.2.16	2815	414
119	What Would You Say	9.2.16	2815	414
120	Satellite	9.2.16	2815	414
121	Again and Again	9.2.16	2815	414
122	Belly Belly Nice	9.2.16	2815	414
123	Why I Am	9.2.16	2815	414
124	Seven	9.2.16	2815	414
125	You & Me	9.2.16	2815	414
126	Oh	9.2.16	2815	414
127	Stay or Leave	9.2.16	2815	414
128	Gravedigger	9.3.16	2814	413
129	Sister	9.3.16	2814	413
130	Shake Me Like a Monkey	9.3.16	2814	413
131	Squirm	9.3.16	2814	413
132	Funny the Way It Is	9.3.16	2814	413
133	Corn Bread	9.3.16	2814	413
134	Rooftop	9.3.16	2814	413
135	Black and Blue Bird	9.3.16	2814	413
136	Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)	9.3.16	2814	413
137	One Sweet World	9.3.16	2814	413
138	Two Step	9.3.16	2814	413
139	Tripping Billies	9.3.16	2814	413
140	Cry Freedom	9.3.16	2814	413
141	Jimi Thing	9.3.16	2814	413
142	Halloween	9.3.16	2814	413
143	Granny	9.3.16	2814	413
144	When the World Ends	9.3.16	2814	413
145	Bartender	9.3.16	2814	413
146	Raven	9.3.16	2814	413
147	Crush	9.3.16	2814	413
148	Rapunzel	9.3.16	2814	413
149	Pantala Naga Pampa	9.3.16	2814	413
150	Stone, The	9.4.16	2813	412
151	Stay (Wasting Time)	9.4.16	2813	412
152	Last Stop, The	9.4.16	2813	412
153	Where Are You Going	9.4.16	2813	412
154	Rhyme & Reason	9.4.16	2813	412
155	Lie in Our Graves	9.4.16	2813	412
156	Crash into Me	9.4.16	2813	412
157	Say Goodbye	9.4.16	2813	412
158	#41	9.4.16	2813	412
159	Pig	9.4.16	2813	412
160	Proudest Monkey	9.4.16	2813	412
161	Ants Marching	9.4.16	2813	412
162	Minarets	9.4.16	2813	412
163	Typical Situation	9.4.16	2813	412
164	Burning Down the House	9.4.16	2813	412
165	Idea of You	9.4.16	2813	412
166	You Might Die Trying	9.4.16	2813	412
167	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.4.16	2813	412
168	Maker, The	9.4.16	2813	412
169	So Damn Lucky	9.4.16	2813	412
170	Louisiana Bayou	5.18.18	2192	409

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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