BLACKBUSHE AERODROME, UK, 15 July 1978
The Picnic At Blackbushe Aerodrome

       
Blackbushe Aerodrome is an operational general aviation airport
located in the South of England, at Camberley,county of Hampshire.

    "Reputedly the biggest ever audience for Bob Dylan (although Isle Of Wight 1969 would have been close in the running stakes), THE PICNIC AT BLACKBUSHE was also one of the biggest ever events staged by promoter Harvey Goldsmith (of Crystal Palace Garden Party fame). This time round Goldsmith continued the 'English Country garden' theme he had adopted for Crystal palace and applied it to Blackbushe.
   Unfortunately the Aerodrome was not anywhere near as picturesque as the verdant surroundings of Crystal Palace, it was, like almost all aerodromes, flat and featureless, and when the 200,000 plus punters had managed to cram themselves into its confines, if you were up the back there wasn't a great deal to see really, as there were no video screens". More information here.

See the setlist and video below.

Here are some memorabilia of the concert:

Ticket

Below: The Official Programme, specially produced for the event, has 40 A4 pages on glossy paper with photos and articles; there are 13 pages on Bob Dylan.

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An unofficial 20-page programme was sold, with only photos and no reading matter:

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The setlist of the concert was:

 My Back Pages (instrumental)

Love Her With A Feeling

Baby, Stop Crying

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Shelter From The Storm

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Girl Of The North Country

Ballad Of A Thin Man

Maggie's Farm

Simple Twist Of Fate

Like A Rolling Stone

I Shall Be Released

Is Your Love In Vain

Where Are You Tonight

A Change Is Gonna Come (vocal Dennis)

Mr. Tambourine Man (vocal Springs)

The Long And Winding Road (vocal Harris)

Laissez-faire (vocal Soles)

Gates Of Eden

True Love Tends To Forget

One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)

Blowin' In The Wind

I Want You

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

Masters Of War

Just Like A Woman

To Ramona

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

All Along The Watchtower

All I Really Want To Do

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleedin')

Forever Young

Changing Of The Guards

The Times The Are A-Changin'