Did The Simpsons predict viral Coldplay moment of tech CEO Andy Byron, HR head Kristin Cabot?

As a video clip showing Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s HR head Kristin Cabot being caught on camera at a Coldplay concert continues to go viral, a familiar internet trope has re-emerged: the claim that The Simpsons predicted the moment.

A widely circulated image on social media purports to show characters resembling Byron and Cabot in a similar scene from an alleged episode of the long-running animated series.

The frame depicts two yellow cartoon characters reacting awkwardly on a stadium screen, prompting comparisons to the real-life concert footage.

This has led to renewed speculation about The Simpsons' supposed ability to forecast unusual moments in popular culture.

However, no evidence supports the existence of such an episode. According to multiple fan-run databases and media reports, the image in question does not appear in any official episode and is likely generated by artificial intelligence.

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While the series has featured similar public display scenarios in earlier episodes, none directly mirror the Coldplay concert moment.

The Simpsons has gained a reputation for “predicting” real-world events from political developments like Donald Trump’s presidency to emerging technology trends. However, experts and the show's writers have consistently said that with more than 700 episodes, such coincidences are bound to happen and are often exaggerated or taken out of context on social media.

In this instance, while the image aligns with the show's satirical style, there is no confirmation that it ever appeared in an actual episode.