Coldplay frontman Chris Martin caused an awkward moment at a US concert when a couple enjoying a warm embrace ducked for cover as their faces flashed up on a giant screen.
Martin’s roving “kiss cam” alighted on the man and woman, named in reports as Andy Byron, CEO of $1.3 billion tech firm Astronomer, and colleague Kristin Cabot, the company’s Chief People Officer, during the show in Boston.
The pair appeared distinctly uncomfortable when they spotted themselves live on the big screen in front of tens of thousands of fans.
Martin was working the crowd using the “kiss cam” when the camera zoomed in on the couple cuddled up in the stands at the Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night,
“Ooh look at these two!” Martin said, as the couple appeared on screen. Seconds later, they panicked. The man swiftly ducked behind a barrier while the woman turned away, shielding her face.
Martin, watching their reaction, added dryly: “Oh what... either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy.”
In the now-viral TikTok clip, which has amassed millions of views, the man and woman appear visibly startled as the crowd erupts in laughter.
Neither Byron nor Cabot have commented on the incident.
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The viral moment took place during Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour, which has already pulled in over £100 million in earnings this year. The band’s tenth studio album, Moon Music, is expected later this year, featuring collaborations with Burna Boy and Ayra Starr.
Meanwhile, Martin - who recently split from actress Dakota Johnson after eight years together - has hinted Coldplay will stop making new albums after their twelfth.
“Less is more,” he said in a recent interview, vowing to preserve quality over quantity. “And for some of our critics, even less would be even more.”
