Custom querys broken? ($_Get variables -> Custom_Archives)

Edit: With a bit more testing, I have discovered that the variable is picked up at the root web address so: http://strawsmusic.loc/?event=1330232400 works (kinda).

But this isn’t useful for me. I want it linked to the “/live/” page…

So when i add the code to my events.php template,

global $wp_query;
if (isset($wp_query->query_vars['event'])) {
	$event = esc_attr($wp_query->query_vars['event']);
	echo $event;
}

So it doesn’t work to use “/live/?event=1330232400”

You can close it if you like,

While I’d still like an answer, I found an alternative using Div IDs, JavaScript and adding # with event id to the url.

its not ideal as the client has to be served more information then needed (which would otherwise be handled and shortened by the server…