Phillips was the drummer in the Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno supergroup 801 on their 1976 album '' 801 Live '' . He replaced Judas Priest drummer Alan Moore on the band 's '' Sin After Sin '' album ( 1977 ) and went on to record Michael Schenker 's 1980 debut album '' The Michael Schenker Group '' . In the early 1980s , Phillips formed part of RMS with session musicians Mo Foster and Ray Russell . He was the drummer for The Who on their 1989 American reunion tour and appeared on solo recordings by band members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend . In 1989 he recorded his debut album in the band Protocol . He moved to America in 1992 and was invited to become the drummer for the band Toto . Five years later he led a jazz band that performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival . In 2002 he recorded a jazz album , '' Vantage Point '' , with trumpeter Walt Fowler , saxophonist Brandon Fields , and pianist Jeff Babko . He has co-produced and engineered albums by Mike Oldfield , Derek Sherinian , and Toto . After leaving Toto , he became a member of a trio with Hiromi Uehara and bassist Anthony Jackson . Phillips has also worked with Big Country , Jack Bruce , David Gilmour , Steve Lukather , Big Jim Sullivan , and Whitesnake . In 2009 , Phillips joined with keyboardist Philippe Saisse and bassist Pino Palladino in forming an instrumental jazz/funk rock trio : Phillips Saisse Palladino , PSP , which toured in Europe in 2009 and 2010 . Phillips also performed on Joe Satriani 's album '' Super Colossal '' , appearing on multiple tracks . Phillips appears in Alan Parsons ' '' Art & Science of Sound Recording '' educational video series , as well as the program 's single " All Our Yesterdays " . He played in the Michael Schenker Group album '' In the Midst of Beauty '' and took part to the band 's 30th Anniversary world tour in 2010 . Phillips is featured on Hiromi Uehara 's 2011 album , '' Voice '' . He also toured with Hiromi and bassist Anthony Jackson as part of the Hiromi Trio Project
1989 American reunion tour
The Who Tour 1989
Simon Phillips (drummer)