The woman who filmed the viral video of CEO Andy Byron embracing a colleague at a Coldplay concert has spoken out about the moment.
In case you’ve dodged the many videos circulating online right now, let me get you up to speed.
The scene unfolded live onstage when Chris Martin, addressing the audience, announced: “Oh, look at these two.”
The camera zoomed in on Byron with his arms wrapped around Kristin Cabot, prompting her to cover her face in surprise while Byron ducked out of frame. Martin quipped: “Alright, come on – you’re okay. Okay, what? Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.”
The interesting thing is that Byron is the CEO of Astronomer, while Cabot is the Chief People Officer.
Grace Springer, 28, from New Jersey, was the person filming Coldplay’s Wednesday night gig at Gillette Stadium when she spotted Byron and Cabot on the kiss cam.
Sharing the video online, she had no idea it would explode into global headlines.
“I had no idea who the couple was. Just thought I caught an interesting reaction to the kiss cam and decided to post it,” Grace told The U.S. Sun.
She admitted feeling conflicted about the fallout. “A part of me feels bad for turning these people’s lives upside down, but, play stupid games… win stupid prizes.”
She offered a compassionate take: “I hope their partners can heal from this and get a second chance at the happiness they deserve with their future still in front of them. I hope, for them, my video was a blessing in disguise.”
Grace traveled to Boston with friends to see the British band and said the incident was the talk of the night. “It was definitely a hot topic, but no one knew who they were,” she added.
Uploaded to TikTok late Thursday, Grace’s video initially attracted a few thousand views. By the time she woke up, it had surged to seven million – and the number continues to climb.
Insiders from the production crew stress the moment was spontaneous, not staged. One told The U.S. Sun: “At a concert tour like this one, the cameraman/woman… are just scanning the crowd and picking up random people.”
Another added: “It’s a shtick Chris does every show, picking out audience members etc. Their reaction made it much worse – very cringey.”
Calls for clarification went to Astronomer, but the company has not issued a statement. Byron and Cabot haven’t spoken publicly about the incident either.
