Luke Bryan pokes fun at Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, HR boss Kristin Cabot captured on Coldplay kiss cam: ‘Don't get caught tonight!'
Country music star Luke Bryan poked fun at the Astronomer CEO and his alleged head-of-HR mistress after the pair were caught getting close during a Coldplay concert Wednesday night.
The 'Drunk on You' singer joked about the viral story during his show at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., on Thursday, July 17.
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9 Luke Bryan performs during day four of CMA Fest 2023 at Nissan Stadium on June 11, 2023, in Nashville.
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9 Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR exec Kristin Cabot cuddling during a Coldplay concert Wednesday night.
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'We're gonna shine our cameras on anybody,' Bryan, 49, began in a video shared to Instagram after his performance. 'Who's here with their secretary tonight? Hey, it's gotta be someone way up there.'
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'Oh, yeah! There they are,' he laughed from behind a piano as the venue's cameras panned around to different fans in the audience. 'Don't get caught tonight!'
'Do not get caught tonight,' Bryan repeated before jumping into his hit 2015 song 'Strip It Down.'
9 Luke Bryan performs on the main stage during CMA Fest 2025 at Nissan Stadium on June 8, 2025, in Nashville.
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The 'Play It Again' singer's fans later rushed to social media to continue joking about Bryan's timely remarks.
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'That moment when Luke Bryan asks if we knew about the Coldplay concert situation,' one Instagram user wrote with a laughing emoji.
'More reason to love Luke!' another commented.
9 Luke Bryan during the May 4 episode of 'American Idol.'
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'The comment we knew we needed to hear live!' a third fan wrote. 'Thanks for saying what we are all thinking.'
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One night before the 'Tailgates & Tanlines' artist's banter at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR exec Kristin Cabot were captured canoodling during a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts and went viral.
The incident unfolded Wednesday night as Chris Martin and his band performed at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, and the venue's kiss cam exposed Byron and Cabot's alleged affair.
9 Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on a stop of the band's Music of the Spheres world tour at Allegiant Stadium on June 6, 2025, in Las Vegas.
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9 Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR exec Kristin Cabot hiding from the cameras after being caught during a Coldplay concert Wednesday night.
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'Whoa, look at these two,' Martin, 48, said as the pair quickly hid from the camera. 'Alright, come on. You're okay.'
'Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy. I'm not quite sure what to do,' the 'Viva la Vida' singer added. 'Holy s–t. I hope we didn't do something bad.'
After the footage went viral on social media and the pair were identified as Byron and Cabot, it was revealed that the woman the Astronomer CEO was cuddling with on camera was not his wife.
9 Astronomer CEO Andy Byron.
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9 Astronomer's Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot.
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Neither Byron nor Cabot has yet to release a statement regarding the surprising matter, and employees at Astronomer's Manhattan office told The Post that they were directed to keep quiet about the scandal.
'Nope,' one worker said. 'We're not allowed to talk about it.'
The company itself addressed the sordid scandal Friday afternoon and suggested that Byron and Cabot's alleged relationship was not known to the firm's board.
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'Astronomers are committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,' the statement read.
9 Astronomer CEO Andy Byron.
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'The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly,' it added.
Both Byron and Cabot have been placed on leave, and Byron is reportedly negotiating an exit package, as Astronomer continues its newly launched investigation into the pair's alleged affair.
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