What was intended as a lighthearted moment during Coldplay’s Wednesday night concert turned into a full-blown public relations disaster for a high-profile tech CEO — and the footage is nothing short of mortifying.
During the band’s performance at Gillette Stadium in Boston, frontman Chris Martin decided to liven up the crowd with the classic kiss cam. But what happened next left the audience gasping, the internet spiraling, and one billion-dollar executive potentially facing a career-ending scandal.
“Oh, Look at These Two” — A Kiss Cam Catastrophe
As the camera swept across thousands of fans in attendance, it suddenly landed on Andy Byron, the married CEO of Astronomer — a software company reportedly valued at over $1 billion — and his Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot.
The two appeared very cozy. Byron had his arms wrapped around Cabot, who leaned in close, smiling. But when they realized they were on Coldplay’s kiss cam, panic set in — and things quickly went from awkward to incriminating. Byron immediately pulled away and ducked behind a barrier, as if caught red-handed. Cabot buried her face in her hands, visibly flustered and unsure how to react.
Then, with impeccable timing, Chris Martin delivered a line that sent the stadium into roars of laughter — and added fuel to the fire:
“Oh, what — either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy,”
he quipped, twisting the knife with comic precision.
