Bicycle Powered Concert

And if the audience doesn’t like the performance they just stop pedaling.–corrie

Volunteers pedaled for show’s energy

By Marie Gentile

Pewaukee band Off the Grid with a Soulful Purpose… (Credit: Lauren Stoxen)

Media Credit: Lauren Stoxen Pewaukee band Off the Grid with a Soulful Purpose played a show powered entirely by stationary bicycles Thursday night in the Varsity Theatre. The concert was sponsored by Students for an Environmentally Active Campus. [Click to enlarge]

• Students for an Environmentally Active Campus sponsored a concert powered by stationary bicycles Thursday night
• Audience members pedaled the stationary bicycles throughout the show to power the band’s instruments and lights
• The concert was designed to raise awareness about alternative energy sources

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~ by crosetti on November 20, 2008.