Roddy “Radiation” Byers, best known for his work as lead guitarist of The Specials, announced dates for the first leg of his 2012 Rebellion America Tour. This limited engagement leg of the tour will hit California and parts of the south west from Feb 23 to Mar 11 with an american version of his band The Skabilly Rebels.

The US version of the band features Danny Dean (Danny Dean and the Home Wreckers). They’ll be hitting the stage for 12 shows, playing a mix of Specials’ classics and new Skabilly Rebels originals mixing the Ska/Punk/Rockabilly sound that Roddy is known for.

Tickets are on sale now for many of these shows and fans can get up to the minute tour date info at www.roddyradiation.com. Some of the dates are listed below. (I’ll update as I get more info)