Batmobile is a Dutch psychobilly band from Rotterdam and Breda, formed in 1983. After several months of covering Elvis Presley, Johnny Burnette, Gene Vincent, Jeroen Haamers (vocals/guitar), Johnny Zuidhof (drums) and Eric Haamers (double bass) decided to write their own material and became 'psychobillies'. In 1985 their self-titled debut EP was released, which led to international recognition. The band's first major gig outside of the Netherlands was at Klub Foot in London in 1986. They were the first band not from the United Kingdom to play at the club. The second half of the eighties and the first half of the nineties the band toured through Germany, France, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and England. In 2000 the band went on a hiatus. Three years later they did a live appearance in Germany which made them decide to start doing more live performances again. Since then they have played concerts in the Netherlands, Japan, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Brazil and the US/Hollywood.