2008 Tour
The Dancing on Ice Live Tour 2008 began on 4 April 2008 in Sheffield and ended on 17 May 2008 also in Sheffield. It also visited London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Liverpool and Birmingham. Torvill and Dean and the judges once again featured on the tour. All performances on the 20th April in Birmingham have been recorded for the DVD.
The line-up was:
| Celebrity | Professional partner | Position on Dancing on Ice |
|---|---|---|
| David Seaman | Kristina Lenko | Series 1 fourth place (partnered by Pam O'Connor) |
| Clare Buckfield | Andrei Lipanov | Series 2 runner-up |
| Gareth Gates | Maria Filippov | Series 3 fourth place |
| Suzanne Shaw | Matt Evers | Series 3 winner |
| Kyran Bracken | Melanie Lambert | Series 2 winner |
| Bonnie Langford | Pavel Aubrecht | Series 1 third place (partnered by Matt Evers) |
| Zaraah Abrahams | Fred Palascak | Series 3 third place |
| Linda Lusardi | Daniel Whiston | Series 3 sixth place |
| Chris Fountain* | Frankie Poultney | Series 3 runner-up |
- Chris Fountain appeared only in Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances.
| Arena | Date/time | Guest judge | First finalist | Second finalist | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | Friday, 4 April, evening | Kevin O'Sulivan (TV journalist) | Chris and Frankie | Clare and Andrei | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne Shaw absent due to work commitments |
| Saturday, 5 April, matinee | Becky Hayes (Hallam FM) | Suzanne and Matt | Clare and Andrei | Suzanne and Matt | Chris Fountain didn't skate because he was injured | |
| Saturday, 5 April, evening | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | |||
| Sunday, 6 April, matinee | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Sunday, 6 April, evening | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | |||
| Nottingham | Wednesday, 9 April, evening | Lucy Kite (Central Tonight) | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Suzanne Shaw was injured during the first performance and could not skate again |
| Thursday, 10 April, evening | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Newcastle | Friday, 11 April, evening | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Suzanne Shaw was injured during the first performance and could not skate again. | |
| Saturday, 12 April, matinee | Dave Johnson (Smooth FM presenter) | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | ||
| Saturday, 12 April, evening | Jonathan Morrell (North East News presenter) | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | ||
| Sunday, 13 April, matinee | Sue Watson (Sunderland journalist) | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | David Seaman didn't skate because he was injured. | |
| Sunday, 13 April, evening | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | |||
| Birmingham | Tuesday, 15 April, evening | Kyran and Melanie | Suzanne and Matt | Kyran and Melanie | ||
| Wednesday, 16 April, evening | Andrew Miles (Metro journalist) | Suzanne and Matt | Kyran and Melanie | Suzanne and Matt | ||
| Thursday, 17 April, evening | Joanne Malin (news presenter) | Suzanne and Matt | Kyran and Melanie | Suzanne and Matt | ||
| Friday, 18 April, evening | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Saturday, 19 April, matinee | Dave Clarke (Heart FM presenter) | Clare and Andrei | Chris and Frankie | Clare and Andrei | Robin Cousins could not make it to the show, so his place was covered by British Champion, Stephen Pickavance | |
| Saturday, 19 April, evening | Charley Webb (actress) | Chris and Frankie | Kyran And Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Robin Cousins could not make it to the show, so his place was covered by British Champion, Stephen Pickavance. | |
| Sunday, 20 April, matinee | Stephen Gately (former contestant) | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | (DVD release version) | |
| Sunday, 20 April, evening | Stephen Gately (former contestant) | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Robin Cousins was not present at this show, so his place was taken by Karen Kresge. | |
| Wembley | Tuesday, 22 April, evening | Kyran and Melanie | Bonnie and Pavel | Kyran and Melanie | ||
| Wednesday, 23 April, evening | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Thursday, 24 April, evening | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Gareth Gates didn't skate due to personal reasons. | ||
| Friday, 25 April, evening | Carol McGiffin | Bonnie and Pavel | Chris and Frankie | Bonnie and Pavel | Suzanne Shaw struggling with an injury | |
| Saturday, 26 April, matinee | Jon, journalist from The People | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | ||
| Saturday, 26 April, evening | None | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | The intended guest judge became ill during the first performance. | |
| Sunday, 27 April, matinee | Chris and Frankie | Bonnie and Pavel | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Sunday, 27 April, evening | Ruthie Henshall (previous judge on the show) | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | ||
| O2 | Tuesday, 29 April, evening | Stefan Booth, former contestant from Series 1 | Kyran and Melanie | Clare and Andrei | Kyran and Melanie | Zaraah Abrahams didn't skate because she was injured |
| Wednesday, 30 April, evening | Brian Connelly | Bonnie and Pavel | Chris and Frankie | Bonnie and Pavel | ||
| Liverpool | Friday, 2 May, evening | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne Shaw confirmed to be struggling with persistent ankle injury | |
| Saturday, 3 May, matinee | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Saturday, 3 May, evening | Chris and Frankie | Kryan and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | Chris Fountain was told he had won Best Actor at the British Soap Awards | ||
| Sunday, 4 May, matinee | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Sunday, 4 May, evening | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Monday, 5 May, matinee | Caroline Hacking, TV journalist from Granada Reports | Bonnie and Pavel | Chris and Frankie | Bonnie and Pavel | ||
| Monday, 5 May, evening | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Manchester | Wednesday, 7 May, evening | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | Clare Buckfield was injured during the first performance and could not skate again | |
| Thursday, 8 May, evening | Manchester Metro journalist | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | ||
| Friday, 9 May, evening | Peter Kay, comedian | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | ||
| Saturday, 10 May, matinee | Debbie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | ||
| Saturday, 10 May, evening | Michael (Century FM presenter) | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | ||
| Sunday, 11 May, matinee | Chelsea Norris (Key 103 presenter) | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | ||
| Sunday, 11 May, evening | John Scott (Beat the stylist) | Chris and Frankie | Kyran and Melanie | Chris and Frankie | ||
| Nottingham | Tuesday, 13 May, evening | Bonnie and Pavel | Suzanne and Matt | Bonnie and Pavel | ||
| Wednesday, 14 May, evening | Chris and Frankie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris and Frankie | |||
| Thursday, 15 May, evening | Kyran and Melanie | Bonnie and Pavel | Kyran and Melanie | Chris Fountain couldn't do Bolero as his partner Frankie injured her ribs in the first half. | ||
| Friday, 16 May, evening | Sam Pinkham (Heart FM Breakfast presenter, brother of Series 3 contestant Natalie Pinkham) | Suzanne and Matt | Bonnie and Pavel | Suzanne and Matt | Chris Fountain only skated in the second part of the show (with Susie Lipanova) as his skating partner Frankie Poultney injured herself the night before. | |
| Sheffield | Saturday, 17 May, evening | Suzanne and Matt | Kyran and Melanie | Suzanne and Matt | Chris Fountain crowned winner of the Dancing on Ice Tour 2008 after winning the most shows and given the Tour Trophy. |
- Please, if you go to see the tour at one of these venues, please fill in the table for that show.
| Couple | Show wins |
|---|---|
| Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney | 24 |
| Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers | 11 |
| Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert | 9 |
| Bonnie Langford & Pavel Aubrecht | 4 |
| Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov | 1 |
| Gareth Gates & Maria Filippov | 0 |
| Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palascak | 0 |
| Linda Lusardi & Daniel Whiston | 0 |
| David Seaman & Kristina Lenko | 0 |
| Couple | Bolero skate-offs |
|---|---|
| Chris Fountain & Frankie Poultney | 38 |
| Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert | 26 |
| Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers | 21 |
| Bonnie Langford & Pavel Aubrecht | 9 |
| Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov | 4 |
| Gareth Gates & Maria Filippov | 0 |
| Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palascak | 0 |
| Linda Lusardi & Daniel Whiston | 0 |
| David Seaman & Kristina Lenko | 0 |
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