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Revealed: The bizarre way UK rockers Coldplay powered their recent Australian tour

UK rockers Coldplay used pedal power to keep the lights on during their recent Australian tour.

Back in 2021, in an effort to lower their carbon footprint, Coldplay announced a raft of measures to green their gigs, including the use of stationary bikes. Posting a clip from the band's Thursday night show at Sydney's Accor Stadium, Tik Tokker Ash Thomas noticed rows of stationary bikes being furiously pedaled by fans The kinetic energy generated by fans feeds into recyclable BMW i3 batteries which power 100 per cent of Coldplay's shows.

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