Andrea Vollmer, left, from Plainfield, and Madison Kush, from Minooka, attend Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022. The convention concludes Aug. 20 with a free open-to-the-public screening of “Blues Brothers.”
After jumping off the stage and hopping a barricade, Jim Belushi performs in the crowd at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison, Aug. 19, 2022.
The inaugural Blues Brothers Con takes place in the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
Dan Aykroyd, center, and the Blues Brothers Band perform at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
“Blues Brothers” fans line up to get memorabilia at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison in Joliet on Aug. 19, 2022. In the movie, John Belushi’s character, Jake, went to this room to collect his things before leaving the prison.
Valentina Conigliaro, 13, of New York, attends Blues Brothers Con with her father.
“Elwood” is written on 13-year-old Valentina Conigliaro’s fingers at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
Dan Aykroyd, left, and Jim Belushi on stage at the inaugural Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison, Aug. 19, 2022.
A guard tower at the Old Joliet Prison looms over the main stage at Blues Brothers Con, Aug. 19, 2022.
Mike Drazkowski, left, from Rochester, New York, shows his Blues Brothers tattoo with Rob Goesel and his Blues Brothers haircut at Blues Brothers Con.
Dan Aykroyd signs autographs on his way to the stage at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison.
Jim Belushi, left, and Dan Aykroyd as the Blue Brothers at the inaugural Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
Jim Belushi performs at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison, Aug. 19, 2022.
Fans attending Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison were able to walk around freely on Aug. 19, 2022. With no electricity in the Civil War-era facility, people used cellphones to light up the floor where “It’s never too late to mend” is painted.
Michael Dockeray, left, from Michigan, and Misty Licavoli, from St. Louis, attend Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison.
An estimated 5,000 paid to go to prison to see Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi preform at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022. The pair were the headliners of the two-day event.
Steven Dodd, of Racine, Wisconsin, portrays Jake Blues in the front seat of a vintage Illinois State Police car at Blues Brothers Con on Aug. 19, 2022.
Fans Al Kondrisack, left, talks with Jacob Cantrell at Blues Brothers Con inside the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
Prison walls and a guard tower were the backdrop for the inaugural Blues Brothers Con on Aug. 19, 2022.
The Bluesmobile waits to enter the Old Joliet Prison during the final act of the first day of Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
Mark Zaker, left, from New Lenox, takes a selfie at the gate of the Old Joliet Prison at Blues Brothers Con on Aug. 19, 2022.
Fans attend Blues Brothers Con at the Civil War-era Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi perform as the Blues Brothers at the inaugural Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison on Aug. 19, 2022.
Fans watch as Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison.
