Coldplay's Chris Martin offered concertgoers a friendly warning before 'Jumbotron Song'

Coldplay’s Chris Martin offered concertgoers a friendly warning before ‘Jumbotron Song’

HERE WITH THE STORY THAT STILL HAS EVERYONE TALKING, EVEN TONIGHT. MAYOR. YEAH, AND ERIKA ONE VIDEO ALONE HAS OVER 15 MILLION VIEWS. WE SPOKE TO TWO SOCIAL MEDIA PROFESSORS ABOUT WHY THIS MOMENT HAS BLOWN UP ONLINE. I JUST FEEL THE SKY FOR THE STARS. EVEN IF YOU WEREN’T AT THE COLDPLAY CONCERT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THE MOMENT THAT’S CAUSING A SOCIAL MEDIA FIRESTORM. A TECH COMPANY CEO, ASTRONOMERS ANDY BYRON, WHO’S FROM NORTHBOROUGH, AND AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN WERE CAUGHT ON COLDPLAY’S KISS CAMERA AT GILLETTE STADIUM. YOU CAN SEE THEIR REACTION WHEN THEY REALIZE WHAT’S HAPPENING, AND THEY BOTH TURN AWAY QUICKLY. COLDPLAY FRONTMAN CHRIS MARTIN TEASED THEM ABOUT IT IN FRONT OF THE CROWD, HAVING A WELL KNOWN CELEBRITY AT A MAJOR VENUE SAY, OH, THEY’RE EITHER HAVING AN AFFAIR OR THEY’RE SHY AND LEADING WITH THE AFFAIR, I THINK JUST PUTS IT AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYONE’S MIND. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERTS ALSO TOLD US IT’S EASY TO HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND IT’S HUMAN NATURE. PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY INCLUDING ONLINE THINKING ABOUT THE MORALITY OF SITUATIONS AND OTHER PEOPLE’S CONUNDRUMS. IT ALSO PROMPTS US TO MUSE ABOUT SOME TACTICS OF LIKE, WELL, HE SHOULD HAVE DUCKED BEHIND HER IMMEDIATELY OR THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE DUCKED IT ALL. NEWSCENTER 5 HAS CONFIRMED THAT BYRON IS MARRIED, JUST NOT TO THE WOMAN SEEN ON THE JUMBOTRON. AND NOW BYRON’S COMPANY HAS ENTERED THE FRAY. ASTRONOMER RELEASING A STATEMENT THAT READS, OUR LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO SET THE STANDARD IN BOTH CONDUCT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS INITIATED A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER, AND THE COMPANY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE WOMAN INVOLVED IS NOT ONE OF TH

Updated: 12:50 PM CDT Jul 20, 2025

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Coldplay’s Chris Martin offered concertgoers a friendly warning before ‘Jumbotron Song’

Updated: 12:50 PM CDT Jul 20, 2025

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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin made sure to give concertgoers plenty of notice that they may appear on their video screens during the "Jumbotron Song" at their show Saturday night."We'd like to say hello to some of you in the crowd," Martin said on stage at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, according to video footage posted on social media. "How we're going to do that is we're going to use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen."Martin, still strumming his acoustic guitar, went on to joke, "So, please, if you haven't done your makeup, do your makeup now."Martin's warning comes after a Coldplay concert last week where the "Jumbotron Song" camera turned to a man and woman cuddling as they watched the stage. The two quickly separated and attempted to hide their faces when they noticed they were being shown on the giant screen at the venue."Whoa, look at these two," Martin said, according to a clip of the moment posted on social media. "Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy."Fallout quickly ensued after internet sleuths were the first to identify the two as tech company Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company's chief people officer Kristin Cabot, head of Astronomer's human resources department.Byron has since resigned, the company announced Saturday, and Astronomer's cofounder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is now serving as interim CEO."Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability," an earlier statement, posted to the company's LinkedIn page Friday, read in part. The company's board of directors, it added, has also "initiated a formal investigation into this matter."Coldplay has yet to directly address the incident, which has flooded the internet with memes and comedic videos poking fun at the viral moment.

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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin made sure to give concertgoers plenty of notice that they may appear on their video screens during the at their show Saturday night.

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

Martin, still strumming his acoustic guitar, went on to joke, "So, please, if you haven't done your makeup, do your makeup now."

Martin's warning comes after a Coldplay concert last week where the "Jumbotron Song" camera turned to a man and woman cuddling as they watched the stage. The two quickly separated and attempted to hide their faces when they noticed they were being shown on the giant screen at the venue.

"Whoa, look at these two," Martin said, according to a clip of the moment posted on social media. "Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy."

Fallout quickly ensued after internet sleuths were the first to identify the two as tech company Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company's chief people officer Kristin Cabot, head of Astronomer's human resources department.

Byron has since , the company announced , and Astronomer's cofounder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is now serving as interim CEO.

"Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability," an earlier statement, posted to the company's LinkedIn page Friday, read in part. The company's board of directors, it added, has also "initiated a formal investigation into this matter."

Coldplay has yet to directly address the incident, which has flooded the internet with memes and comedic videos poking fun at the viral moment.

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