Latest news with #MusicOfTheSpheresWorldTour
News18
a day ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Watch: Coldplay's Jumbotron Features Another Couple; It's Lionel Messi, Antonela Roccuzzo
Last Updated: At Coldplay's recent concert in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, Football legend Lionel Messi was in attendance with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo and their three sons. Coldplay concerts are known for enthralling music, glowing wristbands and moments that strike a chord with the fans. Just over a week after a candid moment featuring former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company's HR head, Kristin Cabot, took a scandalous turn, the British band featured another couple and it was Lionel Messi with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo. At the band's recent concert in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, Football legend Lionel Messi was in attendance with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo and their three sons, turning it into a magical family night out under the stars. It was during the performance when fans swayed to Coldplay's songs that the camera landed on Messi and Antonela and the adorable couple smiled, waved and looked totally in love with each other. Chris Martin, then, stopped mid-performance to sing, 'Well, Leo, my beautiful brother. You and your wife are looking so fine. Thanks for coming today to see our band play. The No. 1 sports person of all time." The crowd, all excited to watch the legend, began chanting 'Messi! Messi' and created a wholesome moment at the stadium, a perfect football-meets-music moment. Oh hey there, Messi 👋 #MusicOfTheSpheresWorldTour #ColdplayMiami — Hard Rock Stadium (@HardRockStadium) July 28, 2025 The Internet Reacts Well, the internet didn't miss a beat as fans immediately drew comparisons between the earlier scandal and the latest family moment. 'Messi was like, this is my wife, not catching me slippin', Coldplay," joked one user. Another teased, 'Why are they wearing the same clothes," referring to the matching outfits of Byron and Cabot. Someone else posted, 'Make sure you bring the actual wife to that Coldplay concert. W Messi." Others were simply in awe of the moment as they shared their heartwarming reactions. A person wrote, 'Messi vibing to Coldplay is the crossover I didn't know I needed." Another Internet user added, 'Coldplay at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami – and look who showed up on the screen! What a night. Music, lights, Messi and love." Someone else reacted, 'Messi at a Coldplay concert is the most peaceful crossover since bread met butter." The rare moment caught on cam was a sweet reminder of why music and love always steal the spotlight at the end. First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Japan Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Can you ever expect privacy in public? Coldplay kiss camera saga tells us a lot about the answer
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS FILE - Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the band's Music Of The Spheres World Tour at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File) When the 'KissCam' at a Coldplay concert landed on a couple who tried (but failed) to duck out of the spotlight, the internet immediately got to work. In hours, the clip was just about everywhere. Endless memes, parody videos and photos of the pair's shocked faces filled social media feeds. Online sleuths rushed to identify who was on camera. Artificial intelligence and software company Astronomer eventually confirmed that its CEO and chief people officer were in fact the couple in the video — and announced the CEO's resignation over the weekend. The incident's fallout has, of course, generated conversations about business ethics, corporate accountability and the repercussions that conflicts of interest among leadership can cause. But there are also broader implications at play in our increasingly online world — about the state of potentially being visible everywhere you go or tracked through 'social media surveillance." Experts say it's more and more common for moments that may have been intended to be private, or at least reserved to a single physical venue, to make their way online and even go global today. So in the era of lightning-fast social sharing and when cameras are practically inescapable, does being in public hold any expectation of privacy anymore? Is every experience simply fodder for the world to see? It's no secret that cameras are filming much of our lives these days. From CCTV security systems to Ring doorbells, businesses, schools and neighborhoods use ample video surveillance around the clock. Sporting and concert venues have also filmed fans for years, often projecting playful bits of audience participation to the rest of the crowd. In short, the on-scene viewer becomes part of the product — and the center of attention. And of course, consumers can record just about anything if they have a smartphone in their pocket — and, if it's enticing to other social media users, that footage can quickly spread through cyberspace. Ellis Cashmore, author of the book 'Celebrity Culture,' proposes that the rapid fame of last week's KissCam moment probably answers a question many have been asking for years: 'Is the private life still what it was? And the answer is, of course, there's no such thing as the private life anymore,' he notes. 'Certainly not in the traditional sense of the term.' 'I'm not sure that we can assume privacy at a concert with hundreds of other people,' adds Mary Angela Bock, an associate professor in the University of Texas at Austin's School of Journalism and Media. 'We can't assume privacy on the street anymore.' Some version of the KissCam has long been a staple at big events — from timeouts during sports games to romantic songs played by artists at their concerts. It's easy to miss, but most venues have signs to inform the audience that they could be filmed during the event. What's been different in more recent years, experts note, is how quickly those moments can travel beyond the physical space where they actually unfold. That isn't only limited to what shows up on a jumbotron. Sometimes it only takes one person in the crowd to capture any interaction on their phone and post the video online — where it can zip around the world. 'It's not just the camera," Bock says. 'It's the distribution system that is wild and new.' Then there's the second ring of exposure — what happens after the video or photos spread. Experts point to growing instances of social media users rushing to publicly identify, or dox, the people captured on camera — much like how quickly the internet committed to finding those involved in the Coldplay moment, for example. The LinkedIn pages belonging both to Astronomer's now-former CEO and chief people officer remained disabled on Monday, and The Associated Press could not reach either for comment. But it isn't limited to company executives. Beyond someone simply spotting a familiar face and spreading the word, technological advances — including AI — have made it easier and faster overall to find just about anyone in an online post. This can happen with videos and photos shared on social media each day, even if it doesn't go viral, experts warn. 'It's a little bit unsettling how easily we can be identified with biometrics, how our faces are online, how social media can track us — and how the internet has gone from being a place of interaction, to a gigantic surveillance system," Bock says. 'When you think about it, we are being surveilled by our social media. They're tracking us in exchange for entertaining us.' And of course, such moments can also impact people who were not actually on camera. As easy as it can be to be identified online today, the internet is notorious for cutting a broad swath or not always getting it right. That sometimes produces harassment of individuals not actually involved. At last week's Coldplay concert, for example, many social media users speculated that a third person seen near the two caught on camera was another Astronomer employee — leading to swarms of posts targeting her. But the company later confirmed that she was not at the event and said no other employees were in the video circulating online. For the now-viral moment, 'we can talk about what's right and wrong, and whether they deserved it,' says Alison Taylor, a clinical associate professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. Still, it's a 'very frightening thing to get a lot of abuse and harassment online,' Taylor notes. 'There are real human beings behind this.' It's hard to think that that these kind of viral moments will ever go away — and there are few legal restrictions to stop users from sharing clips of interactions recorded from anything from a concert to the street widely online. But on an individual level, Bock says it can be helpful to 'think before you share' and question whether something's really accurate. 'Social media has changed so much,' Bock says. 'But we really have not, as a society, caught up with the technology in terms of our ethics and our etiquette.' Associated Press journalists Hilary Fox and Kelvin Chan contributed to this report. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Coldplay's Chris Martin references Andy Byron jumbotron scandal at Wisconsin show, tells fans to 'do your makeup...'
Coldplay has been in the news for the past few weeks thanks to a high-profile infidelity scandal that unexpectedly unfolded during their concert at Boston last week. During the event, the jumbotron caught Astronomer CEO Andy Byron in a compromising position with his company's HR chief, Kristin Cabot. Andy was married to Megan Kerrigan at the time, resulting in a full-blown scandal that led to his resignation from Astronomer altogether, along with messy divorce proceedings. In the band's July 20 show in Madison, Wisconsin, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin took a jab at the scandal by saying: "We'd like to say hello to some of you in the crowd. How we're gonna do that is we're gonna use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen. So please, if you haven't done your makeup, do your makeup now." Chris warning everyone he's gonna put some people on screen 😂 Chris Martin warns the audience about the jumbotron Chris Martin was still in good humor regarding the jumbotron scandal Coldplay had unwittingly gotten wrapped up in. During the Boston concert, Martin had caught on to the embarrassment felt by Andy Byron when he featured on the jumbotron, and had said: 'Oh what, Either they're having an affair or they're very shy.' While Andy Byron's infidelity scandal has had massive personal consequences for the Astronomer CEO, Coldplay themselves seem to be laughing the whole incident off. The band's recent concerts in Boston and Wisconsin are part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour, which began in Costal Rica on March 2022 and has been ongoing for the next several years. This world tour is being done to promote the band's most recent albums, Music of the Spheres and Moon Music. Show #207, Madison#MusicOfTheSpheresWorldTour Astronomer had a leadership shakeup after CEO scandal After Andy Byron was caught on the jumbotron during Coldplay's Boston concert, he eventually had to resign from his position as Astronomer CEO, with the company giving the following statement to Newsweek on the matter: "Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met." To stay updated on the stories that are going viral follow Indiatimes Trending.
The Star
21-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the band's Music Of The Spheres World Tour at in Mumbai. The short video clip shows Byron and Cabot as captured on the jumbotron at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, during a Coldplay concert on Wednesday. — AP The IT company CEO captured in a widely circulated video showing him embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert has resigned. Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Cincinnati-based Astronomer Inc, according to a statement posted on LinkedIn by the company on July 19. "Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,' the company said in its post on LinkedIn. The move comes a day after the company said that Byron had been placed on leave and the board of directors had launched a formal investigation into the jumbotron incident, which went viral. A company spokesman later confirmed in a statement to AP that it was Byron and Astronomer chief people officer Kristin Cabot in the video. The short video clip shows Byron and Cabot as captured on the jumbotron at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, during a Coldplay concert on July 16. Lead singer Chris Martin asked the cameras to scan the crowd for his "Jumbotron Song', when he sings a few lines about the people the camera lands on. "Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy,' he joked. Internet sleuths identified the man as the chief executive officer of a US-based company and the woman as its chief people officer. Pete DeJoy, Astronomer's cofounder and chief product officer, has been tapped as interim CEO while the company conducts a search for Byron's successor. Most concert venues warn attendees that they can be filmed It's easy to miss, but most concert venues have signs informing the audience that they could be filmed during the event. Look for them on the walls when you arrive and around the bar areas or toilets. It's common practice especially when bands like to use performances for music videos or concert films. The venue in this case, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, also has a privacy policy online which states: "When you visit our location or attend or participate in an event at our location, we may capture your image, voice and/or likeness, including through the use of CCTV cameras and/or when we film or photograph you in a public location.' Once captured, a moment can be shared widely "They probably would have got away with it if they hadn't reacted,' said Alison Taylor, a clinical associate professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. And by the time the alleged identities emerged on social media, it hit a classic nerve around "leaders acting like the rules don't apply to them', she added. Still, Taylor and others stress how quickly such a video can lead to an Internet search to find the people involved – and note that it's important to remember that such "doxing' isn't just reserved for famous people. Beyond someone simply spotting a familiar face and spreading the word, technological advances, such as the rising adoption of artificial intelligence, have made it easier and faster overall to find just about anyone in a viral video today. "It's a little bit unsettling how easily we can be identified with biometrics, how our faces are online, how social media can track us – and how the Internet has gone from being a place of interaction, to a gigantic surveillance system,' said Mary Angela Bock, an associate professor in the University of Texas at Austin's School of Journalism and Media. "When you think about it, we are being surveilled by our social media. They're tracking us in exchange for entertaining us.' – AP
Toronto Star
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the band's Music Of The Spheres World Tour at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File) flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
