Coldplay's Chris Martin Made Hilarious Move After Andy Byron Incident

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin appeared to have inadvertently exposed an affair between tech CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot during a recent concert. That led him to be extra careful with who the band showed on the big screen for the rest of the concert.

During a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this week, cameraszoomed in on a man and a womanembracing in an intimate moment. However, when they realized they were on the big screen, they quickly ducked out of the camera's view, leading Martin to speculate that they had just been caught having an affair.

“Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy," Martin can be heard saying on the video as the two ducked out of view.

The incident obviously went completely viral on social media, and the people in the video were quickly identified as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron andChief People Officer Kristin Cabot, both of whom are now on leave from the company as a result of the video.

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As the video began to spread on social media,Byron appears to have deleted his LinkedIn account, or at least made it private, while his wife appears to have removed "Byron" as her last name on Facebook. Astronomer has also limited replies to its posts on social media.

It was obviously a wild moment to happen in the middle of a Coldplay concert, and Martin did his best to make light of the situation and make sure it didn't happen again.

After accidentally exposing the apparent affair between Byron and Cabot on the big screen, Martin made a hilarious point to clarify whether or not the couples shown on the screen were, in fact, actually together.

"Okay, now listen," Martin said in a video as a couple appeared on the screen. "Are you two a couple? Are you two a legitimate couple?"

When the two didn't immediately respond, Martin pushed further, asking them if they understood English. When he still got no response, he said, "Okay, we're just going to risk it."

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Byron and Cabot have not made public comments on the incident. However, a recently unearthed video appears to show them kissing at one point in the concert before they were caught on the big screen.

Coldplay's Chris Martin Made Hilarious Move After Andy Byron Incident first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 19, 2025