You have to remember that not everyone and their mothers had cell phones in 2000-2002 like they do now, and the cell phones and other tech stuff people did have didn't have the fancy functions and gadgetry that they do now. Also, Metric was for better or for worse a "nothing band" at that point. I don't know about you, but when I go to shows and see opening bands or when I'm at a bar for the sake of being at a bar and there happens to be a band playing at the same time, I wouldn't go nuts trying to capture every last moment to have some record of it in case they'd be famous 6-8 years later.
But that's just me.