The Coldplay kiss cam scandal erupted during a July 2025 stop on the band’s Music of the Spheres tour at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, and what seemed like a funny concert clip quickly became a life-altering event. A woman named Kristin Cabot appeared on the large stadium screen dancing closely with her boss, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, and the moment went viral almost instantly.
Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal Woman Admits Viral Moment Was Fueled by Drinks
At first, it looked like a typical kiss cam spotlight, even Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joked onstage that the pair might be “having an affair” as they tried to duck out of the camera’s view. But behind that 16-second clip was a real woman whose life was about to be turned upside down.
In new interviews, Kristin Cabot has opened up about the fallout. She said the moment came after she’d had “a couple of High Noons,” referring to the alcoholic drinks she shared that night before she and Byron danced. Looking back, Kristin Cabot called it a “bad decision”, and said she accepts responsibility, but never expected the global reaction that followed.
The aftermath was intense: the video racked up millions of views, social media users launched investigations, and both Cabot and Byron ultimately resigned from their positions. Cabot shared that the public backlash included harassment, death threats, and threats to her family’s safety, experiences that forced her to step away from her career and reevaluate her life.
What the Coldplay kiss-cam scandal shows is how a split-second moment in front of tens of thousands of people, and millions online, can spiral into something far bigger than anyone ever expected. For Kristin Cabot, it’s become a cautionary story about how public judgment and viral fame can impact real lives.
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