A man is now apologizing to his family after Coldplay frontman Chris Martin unknowingly spotlighted him and another woman—who wasn’t his wife—during the band’s recent concert.
The British band was playing the second night of their two tour dates at Gillette Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough, Massachusetts, on July 16 when its lead singer, Chris Martin, decided to do a fun kiss cam segment with the audience.
But what was supposed to be purely a moment of amusement has now spiraled into an embarrassing viral nightmare for CEO of data management company Astronomer, Andy Byron, and his “chief people officer” human resources executive Kristin Cabot.
In the clips that have now been shared multiple times across various social media platforms, Martin stands in front of a mic with his guitar and suddenly says, “Whoa, look at these two.”
The camera suddenly pans over to what many presumed to be a couple in the audience looking snuggled up as they enjoyed the show. The man — who the world now knows is Byron — was standing behind Cabot holding her in his arms. They both stood smiling at first with Cabot’s arms resting on top of Byron’s around her waist.
But once they realized they were on camera for the entire stadium to see, they quickly let go of each other, and Cabot covered her face with her hands. She turned away so the only thing people could see was her back. Byron, on the other hand, chose to duck to be completely out of view from the camera lens.
Martin, still on the mic, quipped, “Either they’re having an affair or he’s very shy.”
A parody account prepared a statement on Byron’s behalf acknowledging the footage, which circulated online.
“What was supposed to be a night of music and joy turned into a deeply personal mistake playing out on a very public stage,” he continued. “I want to sincerely apologize to my wife, my family and the team at Astronomer.”
Byron then seemingly addressed Martin, adding, “I respect all artists and entertainers, but I hope we can all think more deeply about the impact of turning someone else’s life into a spectacle.”
After seeing footage of Cabot skedaddling behind some of the audience members standing near her, fans shared a few hilarious reactions in Yahoo’s comments.
One person said, “If they’d just played it cool, the moment would have came and went and been forgotten. But their guilt gave it all away….”
NEW: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron apologizes after he was caught cheating on his wife at Coldplay concert, says it's "troubling" that a "private moment became public without my consent." pic.twitter.com/y5flPMoUVz
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 17, 2025
Someone else joked, “That’s going to be awkward HR meeting and who will be losing their job.” A third noted, “Based on this statement, his wife is better off without him.”
A more inquisitive person wondered, “If she’s the Chief People Officer, that means she’s basically head of HR, so does she run the meeting for this workplace misconduct case?”
Unfortunately for those two, it didn’t take long for someone to expose their identities online, which is now spreading like wildfire.
Not only has Byron been the CEO of the tech company since 2023, but he is also a married man with a family. There’s limited information on his family but people were able to find the Facebook page of his wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron.
However, due to the incident and the overload of comments that followed, she has since deleted her Facebook page, according to reports. She also allegedly dropped Byron’s last name before getting rid of the page.
Byron and Kerrigan reportedly share two children together, but there is no public information on how many years they have been married and how old their children are.
As for Cabot, she has been with the company for just nine months.
According to the company’s website, Astronomer, “empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, & AI to life.”
Several reports allege that Cabot is also married and is the wife of Kenneth Thornby. No word on whether they have kids together or how long they have been married, as they seem to live a private life as well.
Neither Byron nor Cabot have come forward with statements.
