Godthåbhallen is a handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk, is the capital of Greenland, the northernmost capital in North America and the largest city in Greenland. Located in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, the city lies on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea and on the west coast of Sermersooq. Nuuk is the largest cultural and economic center in...

, Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

. It is the home of the Greenland national handball team

Greenland national handball team

The Greenland national handball team is the national handball team of Greenland and is controlled by the Greenland Handball Federation.-World Men's Handball Championship record:...

. The stadium has a capacity of
1,000 people.

The stadium was built in 1961, and is presently a multi-purpose venue

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

, housing events ranging from concerts to bingo to zumba

Zumba

Zumba is the largest dance fitness program in the world, based on a Latin-inspired dance fitness program created by dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez in Colombia during the 1990s....

 and bodytoning. The stadium used to be the venue of choice for bigger artists, but since the 2002 completion of Nuuk Stadium

Nuuk Stadium

Nuuk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity for 2,000. It has a dirt pitch.-Venue:The stadium can also be used as an entertainment venue...

, home of the Nuuk football team, all major artists—most recently Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro

Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...

--rather utilize the newer, spacier venue. Godthåbhallen is located merely 400 meters from Nuuk Stadium. An ice skating arena which is open to the public is right outside the hall.