When footage of a married CEO cosying up to his Chief People Officer at a Coldplay concert went viral, the internet erupted—but not everyone got the right guy. The man in the clip, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, was seen embracing his colleague Kristin Cabot during the show. Coldplay’s Chris Martin even called them out on screen, prompting an awkward reaction as Cabot hid her face and Byron vanished from sight.
But in Dublin, another Andy Byron—Creative Director of Stylo.ie—was living a parallel chaos. With the same name and a very different life, he became an accidental viral sensation, bombarded with messages from friends joking about the concert, strangers accusing him of scandal, and LinkedIn users riding moral waves.
As the real CEO deleted his profile, the confusion surged. Dublin Andy turned damage into humor, updating his job title to “Not the Coldplay gig guy” and sending flowers to his wife. He joked, “I wouldn’t be caught dead at a Coldplay concert,” and used the moment to promote his video design business: “I make videos for big screens, not the one who gets caught on them.”
