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On July 16, 2025, during a concert leg of [[Coldplay]]'s [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]] at [[Gillette Stadium]] in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a couple appeared on the venue’s kiss-cam during the band's Jumbotron Song segment, where frontman [[Chris Martin]] improvised lyrics about audience members shown on screen.[{{Cite web |date=18 July 2025 |title=How a Cuddle at a Coldplay Concert Brought Chaos to a Marriage – and a £1BN Company |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/18/coldplay-concert-andy-byron-affair-analysis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250718191215/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/18/coldplay-concert-andy-byron-affair-analysis/ |archive-date=18 July 2025 |access-date=18 July 2025 |website=The Telegraph}}] The pair reacted by attempting to avoid the camera, drawing attention online.[{{Cite web |date=19 July 2025 |title=Astronomer CEO Placed on Leave Amid Viral Coldplay Concert Scandal |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/07/19/astronomer-ceo-placed-on-leave-amid-viral-coldplay-concert-scandal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719161155/https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/07/19/astronomer-ceo-placed-on-leave-amid-viral-coldplay-concert-scandal/ |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=Forbes}}] The individuals were later identified as Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, executives at a technology startup called Astronomer. |
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On July 16, 2025, during a concert leg of [[Coldplay]]'s [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]] at [[Gillette Stadium]] in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a couple appeared on the venue’s kiss-cam during the band's Jumbotron Song segment, where frontman [[Chris Martin]] improvised lyrics about audience members shown on screen.[{{Cite web |date=18 July 2025 |title=How a Cuddle at a Coldplay Concert Brought Chaos to a Marriage – and a £1BN Company |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/18/coldplay-concert-andy-byron-affair-analysis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250718191215/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/18/coldplay-concert-andy-byron-affair-analysis/ |archive-date=18 July 2025 |access-date=18 July 2025 |website=The Telegraph}}] The pair reacted by attempting to avoid the camera, drawing attention online.[{{Cite web |date=19 July 2025 |title=Astronomer CEO Placed on Leave Amid Viral Coldplay Concert Scandal |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/07/19/astronomer-ceo-placed-on-leave-amid-viral-coldplay-concert-scandal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719161155/https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/07/19/astronomer-ceo-placed-on-leave-amid-viral-coldplay-concert-scandal/ |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=Forbes}}] The individuals were later identified as Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, executives at a technology startup called Astronomer.[>][{{Cite web |date=2025-07-18 |title=Coldplay Kiss Cam Exposes Secret Affair: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron caught with his employee - WIC News |url=https://wicnews.com/world/coldplay-kiss-cam-exposes-secret-affair-ceo-andy-byron-caught-having-affair-with-his-employee |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=wicnews.com |language=en}}> Media reports noted that both were married to other people, who were not present at the concert, leading to speculation about a possible extramarital relationship.] |
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Following public scrutiny, Astronomer placed Byron and Cabot on leave and began an internal investigation.[{{Cite web |date=18 July 2025 |title=The Sadist Assault on the Coldplay Couple |url=https://unherd.com/2025/07/the-sadist-assault-on-the-coldplay-couple/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718235245/https://unherd.com/2025/07/the-sadist-assault-on-the-coldplay-couple/?us=1 |archive-date=18 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=UnHerd}}] The event inspired a mobile game by [[Jonathan Mann (musician)|Jonathan Mann]] and coincided with increased search traffic for office and [[infidelity]]-themed content on adult websites such as [[Pornhub]].[{{Cite web |date=19 July 2025 |title=Pornhub Searches for Office Sex, Cheating Surge After Coldplay Concert Kiss-Cam Scandal |url=https://nypost.com/2025/07/19/lifestyle/pornhub-searches-for-office-sex-cheating-surge-after-coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-scandal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719192230/https://nypost.com/2025/07/19/lifestyle/pornhub-searches-for-office-sex-cheating-surge-after-coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-scandal/ |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=New York Post}}][{{Cite web |date=18 July 2025 |title=Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Scandal Vibe Coded Into a Game by Song a Day Guy |url=https://kotaku.com/coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-game-ai-black-mirror-1851786603 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719045049/https://kotaku.com/coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-game-ai-black-mirror-1851786603 |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=Kotaku}}] Byron resigned from Astronomer three days later and Cabot resigned a week after that.[{{Cite web |date=19 July 2025 |title=Astronomer CEO Resigns After Viral Coldplay Incident |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/19/business/andy-byron-astronomer-ceo-resigns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719194109/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/19/business/andy-byron-astronomer-ceo-resigns |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=CNN Business}}][{{cite news |work=ABC News (Australia) |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/kristen-cabot-andy-bryon-coldplay-concert-viral-video/105572700 |access-date=25 July 2025 |date=25 July 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725065738/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/kristen-cabot-andy-bryon-coldplay-concert-viral-video/105572700 |archive-date=25 July 2025 |title=Kristin Cabot joins Astronomer CEO Andy Bryon in resigning after Coldplay concert saga |first=Danielle |last=Maguire}}] Cabot filed for divorce from her husband on August 13, 2025.[{{Cite web |last1=Pasquini |first1=Maria |last2=Rice |first2=Nicholas |title=Kristin Cabot, the Woman Seen with Astronomer CEO in Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' Saga, Files for Divorce from Her Husband: Report |url=https://people.com/kristin-cabot-files-for-divorce-after-astronomer-ceo-coldplay-kiss-cam-saga-report-11779602 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=People}}] A spokesperson for her husband revealed that "he and Kristin were privately and amicably separated several weeks before the Coldplay concert".[{{Cite web |title=Husband Speaks Out amid Divorce from Woman Caught on Camera with Her Boss at Coldplay Concert (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/husband-of-astronomer-wife-in-coldplay-kiss-cam-controversy-speaks-out-11806074 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=People.com |language=en}}] |
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Following public scrutiny, Astronomer placed Byron and Cabot on leave and began an internal investigation.[{{Cite web |date=18 July 2025 |title=The Sadist Assault on the Coldplay Couple |url=https://unherd.com/2025/07/the-sadist-assault-on-the-coldplay-couple/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718235245/https://unherd.com/2025/07/the-sadist-assault-on-the-coldplay-couple/?us=1 |archive-date=18 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=UnHerd}}] The event inspired a mobile game by [[Jonathan Mann (musician)|Jonathan Mann]] and coincided with increased search traffic for office and [[infidelity]]-themed content on adult websites such as [[Pornhub]].[{{Cite web |date=19 July 2025 |title=Pornhub Searches for Office Sex, Cheating Surge After Coldplay Concert Kiss-Cam Scandal |url=https://nypost.com/2025/07/19/lifestyle/pornhub-searches-for-office-sex-cheating-surge-after-coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-scandal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719192230/https://nypost.com/2025/07/19/lifestyle/pornhub-searches-for-office-sex-cheating-surge-after-coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-scandal/ |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=New York Post}}][{{Cite web |date=18 July 2025 |title=Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Scandal Vibe Coded Into a Game by Song a Day Guy |url=https://kotaku.com/coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-game-ai-black-mirror-1851786603 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719045049/https://kotaku.com/coldplay-concert-kiss-cam-game-ai-black-mirror-1851786603 |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=Kotaku}}] Byron resigned from Astronomer three days later and Cabot resigned a week after that.[{{Cite web |date=19 July 2025 |title=Astronomer CEO Resigns After Viral Coldplay Incident |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/19/business/andy-byron-astronomer-ceo-resigns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719194109/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/19/business/andy-byron-astronomer-ceo-resigns |archive-date=19 July 2025 |access-date=19 July 2025 |website=CNN Business}}][{{cite news |work=ABC News (Australia) |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/kristen-cabot-andy-bryon-coldplay-concert-viral-video/105572700 |access-date=25 July 2025 |date=25 July 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725065738/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/kristen-cabot-andy-bryon-coldplay-concert-viral-video/105572700 |archive-date=25 July 2025 |title=Kristin Cabot joins Astronomer CEO Andy Bryon in resigning after Coldplay concert saga |first=Danielle |last=Maguire}}] Cabot filed for divorce from her husband on August 13, 2025.[{{Cite web |last1=Pasquini |first1=Maria |last2=Rice |first2=Nicholas |title=Kristin Cabot, the Woman Seen with Astronomer CEO in Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' Saga, Files for Divorce from Her Husband: Report |url=https://people.com/kristin-cabot-files-for-divorce-after-astronomer-ceo-coldplay-kiss-cam-saga-report-11779602 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=People}}] A spokesperson for her husband revealed that "he and Kristin were privately and amicably separated several weeks before the Coldplay concert".[{{Cite web |title=Husband Speaks Out amid Divorce from Woman Caught on Camera with Her Boss at Coldplay Concert (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/husband-of-astronomer-wife-in-coldplay-kiss-cam-controversy-speaks-out-11806074 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=People.com |language=en}}] |
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