The frontman’s humorous heads-up came after an exec was caught canoodling with a colleague at a recent show.

Chris Martin warns Coldplay concertgoers about jumbotron in wake of CEO scandal

The frontman's humorous heads-up came after an exec was caught canoodling with a colleague at a recent show.

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Published on July 21, 2025 09:04PM EDT

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Coldplay concerts now come with a tongue-in-cheek warning.

At the band's show on Saturday, frontman Chris Martin made sure to give attendees a heads-up that they might appear on stadium screens during the "Jumbotron Song" part of the set.**

"We'd like to say hello to some of you in the crowd," Martin told the crowd at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., per footage posted on social media by concertgoers. "How we're going to do that is, we're going to use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen."

Clearly getting the joke, the crowd laughed and cheered as he continued, "So, please, if you haven't done your makeup, do your makeup now."

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Martin's warning came after a jumbotron appearance went very awry at one of their shows last week and promptly captured the zeitgeist online. In the viral moment, a man and woman later identified as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR executive Kristin Cabot could be seen canoodling as they watched the concert. When the co-workers realized they were on the jumbotron, they quickly separated, with Byron ducking out of the picture and Cabot covering her face and then turning her back.**

Martin buttoned the moment by telling the crowd, "All right, come on, you're okay. Uh-oh, what? Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy."

The scene and its rapid fallout naturally blew up online. On Saturday, Astronomer announced that Byron had resigned following an investigation into the incident. "As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding," the company said in a statement shared on social media, explaining that the board of directors would be searching for a new CEO. "Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met."

Chris Martin of Coldplay performing in Toronto in 2025.

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The statement continued, "While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems."

The incident even caught the attention of other bands. Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher told a crowd gathered in Manchester, England, at the band's reunion tour over the weekend not to worry, because they don't have any of that "Coldplay snidey f‑‑‑ing camera s‑‑‑."

"Do we have any lovebirds in the house?" he asked the crowd, per social media videos. "Don’t worry, we don’t got any of that Coldplay snidey f‑‑‑ing camera s‑‑‑. Doesn't matter to us who you're f‑‑‑ing mingling with, or tingling with, or fingering with. It's none of our f‑‑‑ing business."

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