It started as just another concert moment. But within 24 hours, the internet had a new obsession—and one man with an unfortunate name coincidence found himself thrust into an unexpected spotlight.
The Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on July 16 was supposed to be about music, confetti, and good vibes. But what stole the show that night wasn’t a guitar solo or a fireworks finale. It was a few seconds of awkward camera time involving a tech CEO, his colleague, and a crowd of tens of thousands.
The man in question was Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, a New York-based data company. Attending the show with his colleague Kristin Cabot, who also happens to be the company’s Chief People Officer, Byron was caught in a moment that quickly went viral. As the camera panned to the pair during a romantic part of the concert, Byron stood behind Cabot with his arms wrapped around her, while she leaned back into his embrace. To the casual observer, they looked like a couple.
But then came the twist.
As Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin tried to engage with them on the big screen, Cabot seemed to realize they were being broadcast and suddenly covered her face. Byron, perhaps realizing the optics, dropped down out of frame—as if trying to vanish into thin air.
It didn’t work.
Clips of the moment were quickly shared across social media, triggering speculation, judgment, and—perhaps most unfortunately for one completely unrelated man—a lot of mistaken identity.
A different Andy Byron starts trending
While internet users raced to find out more about the man in the Coldplay clip, they stumbled across someone else entirely: another Andy Byron, a motion graphics designer who had absolutely nothing to do with Astronomer, the concert, or the awkward hug.
Let’s call him Andy #2.
Andy #2, who runs Stylo Motion Design, started noticing an unusual spike in profile views and messages. And instead of getting annoyed, he decided to lean in—with humor, professionalism, and a bit of marketing savvy.
Taking to LinkedIn, Andy posted a clear disclaimer: “No, this isn’t me.”
He then added, “I’m the Andy Byron who makes videos for big screens, not the one who gets caught on them.”
The post struck a chord. In the chaos of viral misinformation and internet sleuthing, here was a guy who not only clarified the confusion, but made light of it—and even used it to promote his motion design work.
“If you want to make video content that goes viral for the right reasons, let’s connect,” he added. “Check out Stylo Motion Design.”
He later updated his LinkedIn bio to drive the message home: “NOT THE GUY FROM THE COLDPLAY GIG!! Owner/Creative Director at Stylo Motion Design.”
The internet approves
Andy #2’s response earned him a wave of praise. LinkedIn users applauded his witty tone and the way he managed to turn a random case of mistaken identity into a moment of self-promotion without sounding opportunistic.
“This is so good,” one commenter wrote.
Another chimed in: “You’ve officially won LinkedIn.”
Even Andy’s wife got in on the joke. In a follow-up comment, he wrote: “My wife is going to be so happy when I tell her that I won LinkedIn for a day.”
As for the original Andy Byron—well, neither he nor Astronomer have made a public statement about the incident. But given the viral clip’s longevity and the continued online chatter, it’s likely this won’t be the last time someone confuses the two names.
Still, if there’s a silver lining to the saga, it’s that at least one Andy Byron walked away from the experience a little more famous, and with a few new business leads to boot.
