You're having your tattoo the wrong way. It's like wearing a COB shirt with the logo turned upside down. Go to Estonia and get a skin transplant!
I would have to disagree. Perhaps I'm assuming, but they probably didn't get the tat to "advertise" the band, and if they were to look down at their arm, it would then be upside down to them, when it's THEIR tat. Who cares if random puds can't make out what the tat says, what matters is they can.
As far as band tats go... I say that if you are considering it...wait a year and consider it a bit more. Maybe even two years. If you still want it, get it. But, that's what I say about all tats. To me, it's something that should be thought out and mulled over, not some instant, and possibly drug or alcohol-induced, decision. The fact of the matter is that our generation is more tattooed than the last, and the next one probably will be more so than us. So when we're old, a lot of us will have tats, even though not a lot of old folks have them now. And as long as it wasn't a shitty tattoo artist/material, hopefully they won't look terrible when we're 80.
Which brings me to my other advice on tattoos...you get what you pay for. Don't go for the cheap place because 1) there is more risk of exposure to hepatitis, aids/hiv, etc, and 2) the reason the tattoo is cheap is either or both the artist is new, or the ink is crappy quality. Find a good artist and stick with them! When in doubt, ask to see portfolio pics and ask to see the Autoclave.