Coldplay concerts are known for a lot of things. Emotional ballads, stunning light shows, and Chris Martin’s quirky stage banter. However, no one was expecting a full-blown scandal to unfold mid-performance at their Wednesday night show at Gillette Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. What started as a cute moment with the kiss cam turned into a viral PR nightmare for one high-powered tech executive, Andy Byron, and his top employee, Kristin Cabot. And yes, it’s every bit as awkward as it sounds.
During the show, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin decided to liven things up with the classic concert tradition, the kiss cam. It’s usually harmless fun to pan the camera across the crowd, catch couples in sweet, sometimes reluctant smooches, cue the “aww”s. But when the lens landed on two very familiar faces in the tech world, things got real awkward, real fast. Sadly, that’s exactly what happened for Massachusetts businessman Andy Byron, per Yahoo.
Byron, the married CEO of Astronomer, a billion-dollar software company, and Kristin Cabot, his Chief People Officer. The two were seated very close. Byron had his arm around Cabot, and she looked pretty content snuggled up. But the second they realized they were on camera? Full-on panic mode.
Massachusetts Billionaire CEO Has Alleged Affair Outed By Chris Martin During Coldplay Concert
Byron pulled away like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar, literally ducking behind a barrier like he could disappear. Cabot went straight into facepalm mode, clearly flustered and mortified. And then came the cherry on top. Chris Martin, with impeccable timing and absolutely no clue what he’d just ignited, joked from the stage, “Oh what, either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy.”
The crowd burst into laughter, but online? The internet turned into a crime scene. Within hours, footage of the moment was splashed all over X and TikTok, racking up millions of views and sparking speculation, memes, and relentless commentary. People were calling it everything from “Coldplaygate” to “Cheater Cam 2025,” and, well, they’re not wrong.
Neither Byron nor Cabot has commented publicly yet, but social media has already played judge, jury, and scandal documentarian. And the fallout is likely just beginning.
So who are these two accidental viral stars? According to LinkedIn, Andy Byron took the CEO role at Astronomer in July 2023, bringing experience from several high-level roles in cybersecurity and software firms. His company, Astronomer, is kind of a big deal—it builds powerful data tools used by massive industries from banking to media.
Busted in Boston
Kristin Cabot joined Astronomer less than a year ago and proudly touts her ability to build trust with everyone, “from CEOs to assistants.” Her title is Chief People Officer. It’s her job to manage workplace relationships and HR ethics, which makes the timing and optics of this moment particularly brutal.
Together, they were supposed to represent a thriving, professional, well-oiled tech machine. Now they’re the unwilling leads in what feels like a Netflix dramedy in the making. “Coldplay Cheater Cam” has officially entered the pop culture lexicon. “Say goodbye to that money,” one fan commented on the situation.
While no official statements have been made, the video evidence and their on-camera reactions say plenty. Whether this moment was an innocent misunderstanding or a workplace romance gone public in the worst way imaginable. For Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, their Massachusetts affair came back to bite them. If you’re sneaking around, maybe don’t sit in the front row at a Coldplay concert.
Hunter Spears 
Kenna Raye 
