Coldplay Concert Turns Messy: Andy Byron Caught On Kiss Cam With Kristin Cabot
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron is in the hot seat after getting caught up in a moment that blew up the internet—right in the middle of Coldplay’s concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on Wednesday, July 16.
As Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin introduced the concert’s signature Kiss Cam, fans were all smiles—until the camera panned to Byron, 50, cuddled up next to his company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot. The crowd let out a gasp. The moment looked sweet… until you remember Byron’s wife ain’t Kristin. He’s married to a woman named Megan Kerrigan Byron.
Caught off guard, Byron did what any man trying to dodge a scandal would do—he hit the floor. Cabot, equally stunned, turned away and covered her face like she knew the jig was up.
“Oh, what, either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy,” joked Martin, 48, not realizing he just blew up someone’s whole marriage live in front of a stadium full of fans—and the internet.
It didn’t take long for social media detectives to start connecting dots. Internet sleuths quickly found Megan Kerrigan Byron’s Facebook, where the comments section turned into a war zone. She has since taken the page down, but before that, eagle-eyed fans noticed something major—Megan had already removed “Byron” from her last name. Sis is done.
As one user put it, “This is one of those ‘I’m not crying, you’re crying’ situations. But make it public and messy.”
Who Is Andy Byron? Meet the Astronomer CEO at the Center of the Storm
Andy Byron isn’t just your average exec. He stepped in as CEO of Astronomer in July 2023, following a run as president at tech firm Lacework from 2019 to 2022. But while his resume’s solid, his personal life is looking shaky right now.
Astronomer, according to its site, is “the company behind Astro, the industry-leading data orchestration and observability platform powered by Apache Airflow.” Basically, they help big companies manage and move data more efficiently.
In tech circles, Andy was seen as a quiet powerhouse. But this very public mishap might just overshadow all that tech credibility.
Kristin Cabot, who was sitting right next to Andy when the Kiss Cam hit, joined the company in 2024 after working with Neo4j. She was brought in to lead people operations—now she’s front and center in a people problem that’s trending across platforms.