Chris Martin mortified after exposing couple’s ‘affair’ during concert
Coldplay’s Chris Martin turned into a one-man meme factory last night after ‘outing’ a possibly secret romance mid-concert — and the internet can’t get enough.
The band was playing to a packed Gillette Stadium in Boston on Wednesday when the camera panned across the crowd and landed on one duo swaying and holding one another tightly.
‘Ooh, look at these two,’ Chris teased, like David Attenborough narrating a wildlife documentary about middle-aged pop-rock fans.
The alleged couple – who internet sleuths later claimed were Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his HR chief Kristin Cabot – immediately reacted like they’d been caught doing something very wrong.
As they squirmed and tried to literally duck out of view, Chris kept the banter going: ‘Alright, come on, you’re okay! Oh—what? Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy!’
Cue 65,000 people gasping and laughing – and scrutinising the faces of the duo.
Things escalated quickly online. Once the clip went viral on social media, many claimed to have discovered the couple’s identity.
Soon after, one woman, Megan Kerrigan Byron – allegedly the wife of the man in question – mysteriously deleted her social media.
Later, an additional clip on X showed Martin looking mortified, seeming to realise he may have accidentally gotten involved in some drama, saying nervously to the audience: ‘I hope we didn’t do something bad…’
A supposed statement from Byron soon went viral, but his company denied its authenticity, according to TMZ.
A video of the moment has since garnered millions of views on social media, with one fan’s TikTok video nearing six million views and thousands of cheeky comments.
Doomed marriages aside, many took the encounter as an opportunity to crack jokes.
Z-Arcenix quipped in the comments: ‘Coldplay hasn’t made a single in years. Last night they made two.’
‘What’s worse, finding out your spouse is cheating or that they’re a fan of Coldplay?’ asked CallMeK1123.
‘I am screaming at that man and woman getting caught allegedly having an affair at the Coldplay concert. Chris Martin calling them out too, I’m in tears,’ HAMPIA4481 posted.
Coldplay is currently on their record-breaking Music of the Spheres tour, which has been ongoing for years.
The tour kicked off in 2022 and is scheduled to end at London’s Wembley Stadium on September 8, 2025.
The band is set to play Maddison, Nashville and Miami before heading back to the UK for a string of dates in August.
The tour made headlines last month when the band decided to dust off an old song to play for fans for the first time in nine years.
The British band was in Texas on June 14 and announced to the crowd that they were going to attempt to sing a hit song from their 2005 album X&Y, Speed of Sound.
‘For those of you who were not born in 2005, here’s Speed of Sound, it’s not that good, but we’re going to try and play it anyway!’
But the performance of the rare song couldn’t compare to the awkward moment in Boston in terms of getting people talking about the tour.
Whether it’s a case of mistaken identity, genuine scandal, or just a pair of awkward Coldplay superfans caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, one thing’s for sure: Chris Martin has found himself at the center of some of the most entertaining internet drama in years.
As the Music of the Spheres tour continues rolling through cities with lasers, love songs, and – apparently – live relationship exposés, concertgoers might want to think twice before getting cozy on the kiss cam.
