The Industry Night before our night

Ah, "Leave Before The Lights Come On" was the new song... That's the only non-album song we got, too, SXSW Hipsters!

By the way, Alex made some crack about how we, the Chicago crowd was "a lot better than last night's crowd" …without mentioning that it was actually SXSW. And then he kept going off about someone in the crowd with a "beaming smile," "just *look* at that smile!" Lucky bitch.

[From the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot: AUSTIN, Texas -- Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner came out spitting at the South by Southwest Music Conference, which wrapped up its 20th year over the weekend.He insulted the conference, repeatedly dissed the photographers snapping his picture, and took his time tuning his guitar between songs. "This is everything a gig should not be," he snapped after only a single song.]

*oooh, and look! He wore that white hoodie for us, too! it was pulled up over his head, stoner-like when he took the stage. We figured as much, not being 21 and all...but he and the lads all had their beer in plastic cups. ?!? Rock Star Laws are different, apparently.

From the NME:

Arctic Monkeys mess with Texas
South By South West set goes down a storm

Arctic Monkeys played a headline set to South By South West festival goers last night (March 17) at one of the most talked about gigs of the week.A packed crowd of industry insiders and fans crammed themselves into La Zona Rosa, at the festival-in-a-city in Austin, Texas.More chatty than usual, frontman Alex Turner teased the crowd and said, "We're gonna play a new song for you now. One that's not on the album. Just to prove that we're here for the long-term," before breaking into 'Leave Before The Lights Come On'.The set, which included 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', 'From The Ritz to the Rubble', 'The View From The Afternoon' and 'Mardy Bum' was attended by Dirty Pretty Things, The Subways, Mystery Jets, Plan B and We Are Scientists' Keith Murray, who joined the band for 'Fake Tales Of San Francisco'.The five-day new music festival, which ends on Sunday (March 19), gathers together fans and industry from across the globe.Stay with NME.COM for updates from the festival, day-by-day.NME 's special South By South West issue is on shelves from Wednesday March 29, with a free 15-track CD featuring the best bands from the festival.