The grand hall was built in 1891, originally as a riding ground for the near-by military academy. Hence, there a long tradition of concerts, lectures, shows and christmas parties for single people, and a wide range of other events, of which many are supportive to various purposes. In recent years, artists such as Portishead, Bob Dyan and Metallica have played here as have a number of Danish and international hip hop groups.
Acoustics are reasonable - to a large degree depending upon the crew who set up the gig.