"The" + (band name)

I remember getting ridiculously mad when I purchased a ticket for a Stars gig five years ago. Right on the ticket, just before the band's name was printed a big, fat, THE.

Now, I find it always kind of funny when people get defensive over three letters. It's an easy mistake nowadays because I feel as though every band has a "the" clunked to the front of their name... ie.. The Hives, The Shins, The Roots, The Smiths, The Decemberists, The Beatles, The The, The Good Life.

Enough said.