A R Rahman takes playful dig at Coldplay's kiss cam controversy in his US concert; receives applause from audience: Watch

A R Rahman's recent concert in Washington, USA, witnessed an epic moment. Wait, no incidents were captured on camera. However, the Oscar-winning composer took a playful dig at what happened at the recent Coldplay concert, the video of which went viral on the internet.

A R Rahman takes a dig at Coldplay's kiss cam viral video

A R Rahman, who was performing at the Tacoma Dome, made a remark when the cameras panned towards fans in the audience. As soon as the screen showcased the excited concertgoers waving at the camera, the singer joked, "I won't get you into trouble. Don't worry." Soon, the entire audience burst into laughter, and he received massive applause from them.

With that remark, Rahman was referring to what happened at the recent Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARRahman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARRahman</a> &quot; I won&#39;t get you in trouble, don&#39;t worry &quot; ������ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WondermentTour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WondermentTour</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/arrahman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@arrahman</a> <br/>Tacoma dome, Washington, USA <a href="https://t.co/UsVN1ohYyF">pic.twitter.com/UsVN1ohYyF</a></p>&mdash; A.R.Rahman News (@ARRahman_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/ARRahman_News/status/1947719724013649982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

What happened at the Coldplay concert?

The screen showing the fans in the audience showcased Astronomer CEO Andy Byron embracing the company’s chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, which exposed their extramarital affair. And as soon as the camera landed on them, the duo quickly got rid of each other and moved out of the frame. In the viral video, one can hear lead singer Chris Martin saying, "Either they're having an affair, or they're just very shy."


This resulted in Andy Byron stepping down from his role as CEO of Astronomer. The company published a statement that read, "Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted." It further added, “The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.”

Well, not just that; the video sparked a huge meme fest on the internet.

More about A R Rahman's tour

Meanwhile, Rahman is currently on his Wonderment Tour, wherein he will be performing in major cities of the US and Canada. After that, he will be touring in the UK and will return to India in November. On this tour, he is performing his greatest hits along with some new compositions.