Egerton Festival 2016

Egerton Festival 2016 was the 4th edition of the annual music festival/competition that selected the Harbingean Provinces' entry for the Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2016. The final took place on 31 July 2016 at Egerton Park, Bexhill, following 4 heats and 1 Wild Card round to determine the finalists.

The winner of the contest was "Pretty Little Liar" by MY. A total of 8.1 million viewers (46.5%) tuned in for the final, down 2.4 million from last year's final, however it was the most watched programme in its slot and the second most watched event of 2016, behind the Chummervision Song Contest Summer 2016 final.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on Monday 25 July.
 * Guest performers: KONGOS ("Take It From Me") and Clean Bandit featuring Louisa Johnson ("Tears")

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on Tuesday 26 July.
 * Guest performers: Galantis ("No Money") and Alessia Cara ("Wild Things")

Semi-Final 3
The third semi-final took place on Wednesday 27 July.
 * Guest performers: The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES ("Roses") and Highasakite ("Golden Ticket")

Semi-Final 4
The fourth semi-final took place on Thursday 28 July.
 * Guest performers: Bastille ("Good Grief") and machineheart ("Watercolors")

Wild Card Round
The Wild Card round took place on Friday 29 July.
 * Guest performers: Of Monsters and Men ("Crystals") and MØ ("Final Song")

Final
The final will took place on Sunday 31 July. Reigning Egerton Festival champions Sundara Karma opened the show with last year's entry "Flame", and their new single "A Young Understanding". Christine and the Queens performed "Tilted" after the voting lines opened and the juries began voting. After the juries had completed their votes and they were about to be presented, reigning Harb Festival 2016 champions Caravan Palace performed "Lone Digger", followed by CHVRCHES performing "Bury It" and "Clearest Blue". After the jury voting presentation was complete and the voting lines had closed, Grimes performed "Kill V Maim", the theme song of this year's contest.