The tech CEO that appeared to be caught having an affair by “kiss cam” at a Coldplay concert has resigned from the company.
Andy Byron tendered his resignation from Astronomer on Saturday (July 19) and the board of directors of the company have said they have accepted it.
Footage of the moment started going viral on Thursday (July 17) when the regular “kiss cam” segment of Coldplay’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’ show at the Gillette Stadium near Boston appeared to catch Byron with his arms around a woman.
When they saw themselves on the big screen, they appeared mortified and Byron immediately lunged out of the shot, while the woman held her head in her hands. Many reports have speculated that the woman in question is Kristin Cabot, the HR chief of Astronomer.
As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.
Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and… pic.twitter.com/aTTUhnnyVz
— Astronomer (@astronomerio) July 19, 2025
Astronomer have said in a statement: “As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”
“The board will begin a search for our next chief executive as co-founder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.”
Astronomer had earlier said they had launched a formal investigation into the matter, adding that they would “have additional details to share very shortly”.
Frontman Chris Martin said as the couple were shown on the screens: “Oh, look at these two. Come on, you’re OK. Oh what? Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
More footage of the incident emerged yesterday, with Martin adding: “Oh shit, I hope we didn’t do something bad”.
The internet found out he’s married and she knows 🙃 Imagine being caught having an affair by Coldplay 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/XtdQspLixO
— TONI TONE (@t0nit0ne) July 17, 2025
Byron had served as CEO of the company since 2023, while Cabot allegedly joined as Chief People Officer nine months ago.
The US leg of the tour comes just before Coldplay will head over to the UK for a handful of shows, with £1 from every ticket sold being donated to support grassroots venues.
Ahead of the UK dates, the band have shared that a shuttle bus named after Coldplay’s hit ‘Yellow’ will carry fans to two ‘Music Of The Spheres’ shows in Hull next month. Shows also include multiple stops at Wembley Stadium from August 22 to September 8.
When chatting with NME last year ahead of the release of ‘Moon Music‘, Martin discussed the importance of live venues and how they helped shape the band. “Playing live is an important connection,” he said. “It doesn’t bother me that there might not be another Coldplay, but it does bother me that there might not be acts that are free to start on the bottom rung and work all the way up – so that by the time they get to stadiums, they are really good.”
