UPDATE: Linkin Park Show At Xfinity Center Canceled

MANSFIELD, MA — Thousands of Linkin Park fans who were expecting to see them live at the Xfinity Center next week will not see the band.

Following the suicide of lead singer Chester Bennington, the band has canceled the One More Light tour. Refunds can be obtained at the point of purchase, according to the Xfinity Center.

Bennington was found dead Thursday morning.

A nu metal band formed in the mid 90s in Agoura Hills, Linkin Park was a leading band in the alternative metal era, named the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium by MTV2 in 2003. The band is best known for its albums "Hybrid Theory," "Reanimation" and "Meteora," which highlights the band's signature combination of rap and metal.

In addition to Linkin Park, Bennington, a native of Arizona, was briefly the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots. He also formed the band Dead by Sunrise.

The Mansfield concert was supposed to be the first show of the tour.

Reporting by Paige Austin was used in this story.

Photo: Singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park performs onstage during Spike TV's 10th annual Video Game Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on Dec. 7, 2012, in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)