# Couple caught cheating at Coldplay concert and social media loses its mind **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060 "2025-07-18T20:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/61 "2025-07-19T13:35:13Z")
I just started seeing memes last night. Before that it was just the same video over and over with “omg you gotta see this”. Obviously, your experience varied. But, hey, if I knew what should be going viral I’d be a much richer man. ---
**Author:** ![We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/62 "2025-07-19T13:42:42Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I don’t listen to them but apparently they’re still selling out 50-70k seat stadiums within minutes so all the “hurr hurr, Coldplay” remarks feel like a classic case of crying all the way to the bank on the band’s part. Right?! They were at one time arguably the most popular band in the world. _Someone_ was listening to them! And now they are on the long slow creative decline that can sustain a good paycheck for band members for the rest of their lives that so many bands before them have taken. I mean, the fucking Eagles are still selling out concerts! ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/63 "2025-07-19T13:54:43Z")
Love them (Coldplay) or hate them seems beside the point here. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/64 "2025-07-19T14:15:44Z")
They no doubt don’t need my seal of approval. I still wouldn’t be caught dead at their concerts. The only reason I could poke fun at them is because they are hugely successful. It would be more of a dick move if it was a struggling band I didn’t like. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/65 "2025-07-19T14:27:53Z")
It’s a morality play: a story of money, power, sex, impunity, and comeuppance. All in 10 seconds flat. No _wonder_ it’s popular. Until the next thing comes along. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/66 "2025-07-19T14:31:15Z")
It caught on because there is video of it and they handled it so cartoonishly badly. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/67 "2025-07-19T14:37:34Z")
This, um, affair is competing with _Downfall_ for the most substitution memes. In addition to the Phillie Phanatic, one memorable one features a photoshopped version with Jeffrey Epstein having his arms around Donald Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/68 "2025-07-19T14:47:59Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > This, um, affair is competing with _Downfall_ for the most substitution memes. I am guessing you mean the movie _Downfall_ but not seeing the connection here. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/69 "2025-07-19T14:59:10Z")
The final speech, in German, of Hitler to his staff was a common meme with fake English subtitles describing something inane or minor. As I recall, when the first few went slightly viral, the film makers tried to get them squashed which created a Streisand effect. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/70 "2025-07-19T15:01:22Z")
The most famous _Downfall_ parody was probably the one featuring Hillary Clinton as Adolf Hitler, going into an apoplectic rage over the political success of Obama. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/71 "2025-07-19T15:07:50Z")
I’m partial to the one where the Führer is castigating all and sundry over Tony Romo and his late-career lackluster performance at the Dallas Cowboys. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/72 "2025-07-19T15:14:37Z")
Lotsa great _Downfall_ memes. Not seeing one here (if I missed it please link it or PM me with the link). I think this issue has a lot of potential for one though (read: hoping someone makes one). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/73 "2025-07-19T16:13:44Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I don’t understand, why in the fuck does the Internet care? Some asshole billionaire got caught cheating on his wife? Big deal. Because their reactions were incredibly hilarious. It would have gone entirely as viral if it was any other two random people and the circumstances were known. These people were complete unknowns from a very obscure company. 99.999% of the people reacting to it have never heard of the people or the company before, so the ID of the people and the company have nothing to do with the humor of the moment. The moment would have been less viral if this was not the age of powerful generative AI allowing for many, many, many parodies to be made almost instantly… > **[Crazed AI | Coldplay cam | Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/7189845431073689/permalink/24493280860303544/?mibextid=lOuIew&rdid=4h0I6PErqozGVBzd&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F1BowneaFxi%2F%3Fmibextid%3DlOuIew)** > > Coldplay cam ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/74 "2025-07-19T18:02:25Z")
The meme train rolls along. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/LjkjKmL.png?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/IuxpG7L) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/75 "2025-07-19T20:28:12Z")
Did anybody else take a fast look at the title while halfawake and think “How do you cheat at concertgoing? Did they sneak in the back without buying tickets, or something?” ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/76 "2025-07-19T22:24:00Z")
Why would some CEO need to “explain” or “handle” anything (except to his wife, of course, or if he blatantly violated some officially official policy)? Reminds me of this scene: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gczkM8cL2hs/maxresdefault.jpg "Au service de la france - Kennedy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gczkM8cL2hs) — We have the means to discredit Kennedy. —How? —He likes women. —Yes? —He likes women… a lot. —You were talking about discrediting Kennedy. Does he have any flaws? —Well, women. —Yes, and? —He sleeps with a lot of women. —…? —It’s not good for a politician. —Why? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/77 "2025-07-19T22:37:23Z")
I have always thought that having an “affair” is only hurting the people they are cheating on. Beyond that, what does it matter? I don’t care, it doesn’t have anything to do with me, and I’m not going to condemn anyone for that. It certainly goes to character, but even then there are a lot of reasons why it happens, and not always negative. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/78 "2025-07-19T22:41:18Z")
Your moral superiority is noted. The rest of us can enjoy that he’s resigned > **[Astronomer CEO resigns after Coldplay 'kiss cam' scandal](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna219783)** > > When a "kiss cam" displayed a blond woman and a silver-haired man at a Coldplay concert on Wednesday, the woman ran off and the man ducked out of the frame setting off a viral frenzy. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/79 "2025-07-19T22:52:18Z")
I bet he’s not a Coldplay fan **now** ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/80 "2025-07-19T22:54:16Z")
Well for darn sure he’s not a kiss cam fan! 🤪 🤦‍♂️ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060.md?page=5)