There are at least five bands with the name Catapult. a) The most popular being a Dutch glam rock act formed in 1973 in the Dutch town of Leiden. They were put together by Golden Earring drummer Ceasar Zuiderwijk, who runs a music management agency beside his work as a musician. They had a string of hits during the early 70s, such as Let Your Hair Hang Down, Teenybopper Band, Seven-Eleven, The Stealer, and Here We Go. ...show more

There are at least five bands with the name Catapult. a) The most popular being a Dutch glam rock act formed in 1973 in the Dutch town of Leiden. They were put together by Golden Earring drummer Ceasar Zuiderwijk, who runs a music management agency beside his work as a musician. They had a string of hits during the early 70s, such as Let Your Hair Hang Down, Teenybopper Band, Seven-Eleven, The Stealer, and Here We Go.

The band broke up in 1979 and the members reformed later as a number of other well-known Dutch acts, for example: The Monotones, The Videokids and Rubberen Robbie. b) A three piece from Brighton, UK. Their debut single 'You Suck' was released on South Coast Sounds in August 2008. c) A now-defunct shoegaze/indierock band that used to be on the legendary blackbean and placenta records in the late nineties.

they put out a cd called 'architecture of a year', one 7" and appeared on various cd-compilations. After their split, drummer Sean Dack joined the swirlies, and appears to have directed a video for korn... d) A three piece experimental band from California. Forged in the furnace of rock, Catapult emerges to shake the foundations of the universe. ...show less