THE PICNIC AT BLACKBUSHE AERODROME, BLACKBUSHE AIRPORT, UK, 15 July 1978

        
Blackbushe Airport is an operational general aviation airport located in the South of England, 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 ofthe concert:

Ticket

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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Below: There was also an unofficial programme, with only photos and no reading matter, 20 pages.

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Set list:

 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'