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What happened at the Coldplay concert?
On July 16, 2025, a stadium screen at Coldplay’s concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, showed Byron and Cabot embracing. Reports said they moved away or tried to hide when they realized they were on camera. Astronomer confirmed their identities to The Associated Press, according to AP’s account: Byron was the company’s CEO and Cabot its Chief People Officer. The Associated Press’s report also recounted that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joked, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.” That remark was a joke, not evidence about their relationship; the reviewed reporting does not establish that they were having an affair.
Why did the Astronomer CEO resign?
On July 18, Astronomer said its board had initiated a formal investigation and that company leaders were expected to meet standards of conduct and accountability. The following day, the company announced that Byron had tendered his resignation and the board had accepted it. Astronomer’s statement, quoted by Axios, said: “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.” This was the company’s stated characterization; it is not an independent finding from an investigation.
Astronomer also said reports of a personal statement attributed to Byron and circulating online were incorrect. The Independent’s July 18 report quoted the company saying the board had “initiated a formal investigation into this matter” and would share additional details “very shortly.” The reviewed reporting does not provide those later details or establish that the investigation reached a conclusion.
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Timeline of the company’s actions
| Date | What was reported |
|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | Byron and Cabot appeared embracing on the kiss-cam at the Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts. AP report |
| July 18, 2025 | Astronomer announced that its board had started a formal investigation and said leaders were expected to meet standards of conduct and accountability. It also rejected purported personal statements attributed to Byron. The Independent report |
| July 19, 2025 | Astronomer announced Byron’s resignation and said the board had accepted it. Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy was serving as interim CEO while the board began a search for a new CEO. Axios report |
| July 25, 2025 | Astronomer confirmed that Cabot had resigned. The report on Cabot’s resignation |
What is known about Astronomer’s leadership now?
The July 2025 report that DeJoy was interim CEO and that the board had begun a search describes the situation at that time; it does not verify who holds the role as of October 4, 2026. The reviewed reports also do not disclose the formal investigation’s findings. Astronomer is described by AP as a New York-based technology company whose platform helps large companies organize data, but that background does not resolve the outstanding leadership or investigation questions.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Did the video affect Coldplay’s streams?
The Associated Press reported that Luminate measured a 20% rise in online streams of Coldplay’s songs in the days after the clip went viral. AP did not specify the baseline, exact dates, or methodology, so the figure should be read only as that limited reported increase—not as a broader or lasting measure of the video’s effect. AP’s streaming report
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