Sure, but there is some disagreement across the pond on which nouns are singular.

Brits would be more likely to say “Led Zeppelin are on stage”, while Americans would prefer “Led Zeppelin is on stage”, and the reason is the disagreement between whether Led Zeppelin is singular (one band) or plural (4 people constituting the band.)

I wish you could provide some more details or substance so that I might know why your experiences contradict mine.