Digging a Ditch

Run to your dreaming when you're alone
Composer
Matthews (2002)
Album:Busted Stuff

Releases

Studio Albums: 1
Box Sets: 2
Live Albums: 3
Warehouse Discs: 3
Bonus Discs: 1
Covers and Tributes: 1
Live Trax Series: 9

Song History

This song debuted on the '99 Dave and Tim tour as a solemn number to become the second-most played encore song for that tour. It was finally reworked in the Lillywhite Studio sessions to contain more instrumental parts for the full band. During the live roadtesting of the Summer 2000 tour, Carter added a nice "phone ring" sound.

02.26.99

live debut

186 Known Plays

over 26 years

84 Days Since

last fully played (07.19.24)

14:22:59

total song time

Stats By Show Artist 

ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total Shows
Dave Matthews Band6/19/20007/19/20244:5016789.8%10.5%
Dave Matthews3/8/19993/19/20012:5831.6%1.2%
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds2/26/19992/17/20243:32158.1%8.1%
Dave Matthews & Emmylou Harris2/20/20002/20/20003:0110.5%50.0%

Plays By Year 

Slot Count By Year 

Song Length Over Time 

Slots and Types 

Midset145 (78.0%)
Encore41 (22.0%)
aborted2
tease4
 

Longest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
15:306/26/2003Burgettstown, PA
25:248/27/2003Saratoga Springs, NY
35:249/3/2006George, WA
45:219/10/2000Atlanta, GA
55:218/31/2002East Troy, WI
65:186/30/2010Camden, NJ
75:157/26/2003Carson, CA
85:158/8/2003George, WA
95:1412/21/2002New York, NY
105:1312/15/2018Charlottesville, VA

Shortest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
11:592/26/1999Des Moines, IA
22:313/5/1999Albuquerque, NM
32:336/15/1999Chicago, IL
42:492/28/1999Columbia, MO
52:593/6/1999Phoenix, AZ

Liberated 2 Times 

#Missing SinceDate LiberatedDays SinceShows Since
18.31.036.3.061007156
29.9.066.2.101362244
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Top Segues 

#Song Count
1» All Along the Watchtower2
2» Tripping Billies1
3» Say Goodbye1
4» Crush1