Colosseum II are a British band who rose from the ashes of the original Colosseum. Formed by the drummer of Colosseum Jon Hiseman in 1975, the new line-up featured Don Airey, John Mole, Gary Moore and Mike Starrs.
The band decided to end the project in 1978, with Moore joining Thin Lizzy for a fourth spell. In 1978 they collaborated again, on the album Variations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which also featured Julian Lloyd Webber on cello, Rod Argent on keyboards and Hiseman's wife, Barbara Thompson, on Flute and sax. This album reached Number 2 on the UK charts.