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In the spring of 2008 the independent Icelandic Kraumur Music Fund
Kraumur
Kraumur Music Fund is an independent Icelandic music fund and operation established by the in the beginning of 2008 to "to strengthen Icelandic musical life, primarily by supporting young musicians in performing and presenting their works."...

 launched a special program called Innrásin, to support Icelandic artists to tour Iceland.

Most Icelandic bands and artists are located in and around Iceland's capital, Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

. The aim of 'Innrásin' is to support them to tour other places of the country to develop their carrier, increase their fan-base and promote their records. Among artists featured on 'Innrásar-tours' so far have been; Sign
Sign (band)
Sign is an Icelandic rock band that was formed in 2001, as Halim, to compete in the Icelandic version of the Battle of the bands called Musiktilraunir....

, Reykjavík!, Bloodgroup, Njútón, Elfa Rún Kristindóttir, Melkorka Ólafsdóttir, Benni Hemm Hemm and Borko
Borko
Björn Kristiansson alias Borko is an Icelandic musician. His debut album Celebrating Life was released in March, 2008 on record labels Morr Music and Kimi Records. Borko and band toured with the Icelandic bands Múm and Seabear in 2008.-External links:...

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Touring

Innrásin has supported tours and shows which have reached all corners of the country and taken place towns like Akureyri
Akureyri
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....

, Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir is a town in east Iceland on the banks of Lagarfljót river.It is part of the municipality of Fljótsdalshérað, the county seat of Norður-Múlasýsla and the largest settlement of the Austurland region with, as of 2011, a population of 2,257 inhabitants.-Overview:Egilsstadir is located at...

, Ísafjörður
Ísafjörður
Ísafjörður is a town in the north west of Iceland, seat of Ísafjarðarbær municipality.The town draws its name from the fjord and the fjord was given its name simultaneously to the island...

, Keflavík
Keflavík
Keflavík is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. In 2009 its population was of 8,169.In 1995 it merged with Njarðvík and Hafnir to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 13,971 .- History :...

, Seyðisfjörður
Seyðisfjörður
Seyðisfjörður is a town and municipality in the Eastfjords of Iceland at the innermost point of the fjord of the same name.As of January 2011, the town has 668 inhabitants....

, Selfoss
Selfoss
Selfoss can mean either of the following locations in Iceland:*Selfoss *Selfoss...

, Vestmannaeyjar, Höfn í Hornafirði and Stokkseyri
Stokkseyri
Stokkseyri, a small town in Southern Iceland, with a population of around 445 inhabitants.-Overview:Founded around 900 AD by the settler Hásteinn Atlason...

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